🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200–7800 BCE) · PPNB
Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin in Rif Dimashq, Damascus basin, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200–7800 BCE) tell attributed to PPNB culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound in Dhi Qar Governorate, Eridu hinterland, Iraq is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) tell attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Can Hasan Höyük I
Chalcolithic (5500–3000 BCE) · Can Hasan
Can Hasan Höyük I in Karaman Province, Taurus foothills, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (5500–3000 BCE) tell attributed to Can Hasan culture.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Hakra Patti — Thal Desert Harappan Mound
Hakra to Mature Harappan (3500–1900 BCE) · Hakra ware then Harappan
Hakra Patti — Thal Desert Harappan Mound in Punjab, Pakistan is a Hakra to Mature Harappan (3500–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Hakra ware then Harappan.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Hadidi — Azana
Bronze Age (2400–1200 BCE) · Mari-Ebla
Tell Hadidi — Azana in Aleppo Governorate, Euphrates, Syria is a Bronze Age (2400–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Mari-Ebla culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell el-Mazar — Jordan Valley Tumuli
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (3400–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Ammonite
Tell el-Mazar — Jordan Valley Tumuli in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (3400–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Ammonite.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell el-Umeiri — Ammonite Capital Hinterland
Early Bronze Age to Persian (3200–332 BCE) · Ammonite
Tell el-Umeiri — Ammonite Capital Hinterland in Amman Plateau, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Persian (3200–332 BCE) tell attributed to Ammonite.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Tell
Tell Arqa
Neolithic to Crusader (c.6000 BCE–1300 CE; peak EB–Iron) · Halaf → EBA Levantine → Amorite → Egyptian–Canaanite → Phoenician → Crusader
Coastal plain tell near the Akkar river, French-Lebanese excavations by Jean-Paul Thalmann since 1978. Continuous Neolit...
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement
Halaf to Uruk (6000–3200 BCE) · Halaf→Ninevite 5
Tell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Halaf to Uruk (6000–3200 BCE) tell attributed to Halaf→Ninevite 5.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell Jalul — Madaba Plain
Early Bronze Age to Islamic (3200 BCE–1400 CE) · Ammonite / Moabite / Byzantine
Tell Jalul — Madaba Plain in Madaba Plateau, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Islamic (3200 BCE–1400 CE) tell attributed to Ammonite / Moabite / Byzantine.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Tepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort
Median to Achaemenid (800–330 BCE) · Median then Achaemenid
Tepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort in North Khorasan Province, Iran is a Median to Achaemenid (800–330 BCE) tell attributed to Median then Achaemenid.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Gerisa — Yarkon Gardens
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Philistine
Tel Gerisa — Yarkon Gardens in Yarkon, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Philistine.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Qashish — Jezreel Crossing
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Israelite
Tel Qashish — Jezreel Crossing in Jezreel Valley, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth
Chalcolithic to Byzantine (4500 BCE–600 CE) · Canaanite
Tell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Chalcolithic to Byzantine (4500 BCE–600 CE) tell attributed to Canaanite. Valley tell at Wadi Shu'eib alluvial fan with EB water tunnel.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Tuqan
EB IV to MB II (c.2500–1700 BCE) · Eblaite → Amorite → Old Babylonian
28 ha Ebla-period town on the Matakh plain south of Aleppo, Italian excavations by Francesca Baffi. EB IV–MB II (c.2500–...
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Hefer — Sharon Inland
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Israelite
Tel Hefer — Sharon Inland in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort
Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) · Mittani Khabur
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) tell attributed to Mittani Khabur.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound
Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Coastal Harappan port mound with Harappan and Sorath ware at Gulf of Kutch.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Burgata — Sharon
Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE) · Israelite / Phoenician
Tel Burgata — Sharon in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE) tell attributed to Israelite / Phoenician. Israelite settlement with ash pits and Phoenician storage jars.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan Fort
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan Fort in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Fortified Harappan town with 2 m walls and bead workshops near Little Rann.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Iris
Middle Bronze to Byzantine (c.1800 BCE–600 CE) · MBA Canaanite → Late Bronze coastal → Iron → Hellenistic
Jableh plain farming tell (1800 BCE–600 CE) with Hellenistic amphora kiln north of Jableh.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Desalpur Guner — Harappan Fortlet
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Desalpur Guner — Harappan Fortlet in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Hilltop Harappan fort 10 × 10 m on gunear with stone walls and chert blades.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kuntasi — Phulki River Harappan Port
Mature Harappan (2200–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kuntasi — Phulki River Harappan Port in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2200–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Harappan port jetty 200 m with stone anchor and warehouses on Phulki creek.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Hazna II
Ubaid to Ninevite 5 (c.5000–2800 BCE) · Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related → Ninevite 5
Ubaid–Late Chalcolithic tell on the Wadi Khanzir, Russian-Syrian excavations by Rauf Munchaev. Spectacular Ubaid painted...