Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive
Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive North Annex · Ugarit Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇸🇾 Latakia, Ugarit, Syria
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About Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive
Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive in Latakia, Ugarit, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound 220 × 180 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.6020N 35.7820E controls access to Latakia resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Latakia, Ugarit, illustrating Chalcolithic–EBA construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–EBA
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified urban sequence
- Rediscovered
- 1978 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive main structure
c. 1918
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1978–2008
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.6020° N · 35.7820° E · 206 m · 4 mapped features
Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
35.6028° N · 35.7829° EUgarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
35.6010° N · 35.7813° EUgarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
35.6035° N · 35.7832° EUgarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
35.6004° N · 35.7809° E