🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Mari Palace Room 132 Archives
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Mari Palace Room 132 Archives in Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
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🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Mari Palace Room 132 Archives in Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
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Classical (regional) · Classical
Northern Aleppo Citadel Inner — Aleppo (53-32) at Aleppo, Syria is a Classical (regional) ancient city of the Classical tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Classical (regional) · Classical
Royal Aleppo Fortress South — Aleppo (53-25) at Aleppo, Syria is a Classical (regional) ancient city of the Classical tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room in Al-Hasakah, Tell Sheikh Hamad, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Early to Middle Bronze (3100–1600 BCE; peak EBA III 2500–2200 BCE) · Middle Euphrates Early Bronze (EJ) → Middle Bronze Amorite
Sweyhat embayment EBA city with 180-grave shaft cemetery and donkey sacrifices before Lake Assad.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Old Babylonian · Shamshi-Adad / Shubat-Enlil
Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace at Hassakeh, Tell Leilan, Syria is a Old Babylonian ancient city of the Shamshi-Adad / Shubat-Enlil tradition, built c.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Early Dynastic · Nagar / Beydar culture
Tell Beydar Nagar North Palace at Hassakeh, Tell Beydar, Syria is a Early Dynastic ancient city of the Nagar / Beydar culture tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for town with palace and eblaite tablets.
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Early Bronze · Hurrian / Tell Chuera
Tell Chuera Hurrian City at Raqqa, Tell Chuera, Syria is a Early Bronze ancient city of the Hurrian / Tell Chuera tradition, built c. 2800 BCE for walled hurrian city with palace antentempel.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Ugarit — Royal Palace West Archive (Ras Shamra) in Latakia, Ras Shamra, Ugarit, Syria is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attribute…
🇸🇾 Syria · Fortress
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture
Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate in Deir ez-Zor, Dura-Europos, Syria is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age for…
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Early Bronze III to Old Babylonian (2600–1700 BCE) · Eblaite / Amorite Mariote
Bi'a excavated by Einwag & Otto 1981–, 2400 BCE Early Dynastic palace with Tuttul/Dagan texts, later Amorite palace of Yasmah-Adad.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) · Mari Culture
Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Southern Extension in Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient city attributed to Mari Culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Dura-Europos Synagogue Bench Inscription in Deir ez-Zor, Dura, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze II (3400–2600 BCE; Ninevite 5) · North Mesopotamian Ninevite 5 (Khabur) → EJ 2
Khabur granary acropolis with 200+ beehive silos — Early Bronze dry-farming surplus hub.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber in Homs, Mishrifeh, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Late Uruk to Early Dynastic I–II (3500–2500 BCE) · North Mesopotamian Uruk → Early Bronze (EJ 1–2)
Euphrates levee town with Uruk planned lower town and EB fortification beside Habuba.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Uruk · Uruk / Late Chalcolithic
Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria at Hassakeh, Hamoukar, Syria is a Uruk ancient city of the Uruk / Late Chalcolithic tradition, built c.
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Uruk to Mitanni · Tell Brak / Nagar
Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound at Hassakeh, Tell Brak, Syria is a Uruk to Mitanni ancient city of the Tell Brak / Nagar tradition, built c. 3900 BCE for major urban centre 130 ha with eye temple.
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Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) at Aleppo, Syria is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for settlement and associated settlement.
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Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
New Aleppo Settlement West — Aleppo (53-48) at Aleppo, Syria is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for settlement and associated settlement.
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Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Apamea — North Colonnade Insula (Orontes) in Hama, Apamea, Qalaat al-Madiq, Syria is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to…
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Ubaid to Late Chalcolithic (5500–3300 BCE) · Ubaid → Uruk Northern variant
Confluence proto-city excavated by Stein 2008–10, Halaf-Ubaid pottery mass and urban street plan.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Early Bronze to Old Babylonian (2600–1700 BCE) · Amorite (Shubat-Enlil)
Weiss excavations 1979–, 4.2 ka BP abrupt arid collapse 2200 BCE evidence and Shamshi-Adad 1800 BCE correspondence.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Third to Old Babylonian (2600–1700 BCE) · Hurrian (Urkesh)
Khabur excavations by Buccellati 1984–, Hurrian royal archives, stone lions and underworld pit abi.