🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village
Horvat Galil Late Natufian Hamlet
Late Natufian · Galilean Natufian
Horvat Galil Late Natufian Hamlet at Upper Galilee, Israel is a Late Natufian ancient village of the Galilean Natufian tradition, built c.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
Kharaysin Naviform Village Jordan
PPNA to PPNB · Jordanian Highlands PPN
Kharaysin Naviform Village Jordan at Zarqa, Kharaysin, Jordan is a PPNA to PPNB ancient village of the Jordanian Highlands PPN tradition, built c.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient village
Los Millares Fortified Settlement
Chalcolithic · Los Millares culture
Los Millares Fortified Settlement at Andalusia, Almería, Spain is a Chalcolithic ancient village of the Los Millares culture tradition, built c.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient village
Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence
Natufian to PPNA · Natufian / PPNA
Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence at Middle Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria is a Natufian to PPNA ancient village of the Natufian / PPNA tradition, built c.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Kaletepe Obsidian Workshop
Palaeolithic to Neolithic · Central Anatolian
Kaletepe Obsidian Workshop at Cappadocia, Nevşehir, Turkey is a Palaeolithic to Neolithic ancient village of the Central Anatolian tradition, built c. 7000 BCE for obsidian workshop gollu dag trade.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Zeytinli Bahçe Step Trench East
Pre-Pottery Neolithic to Late Chalcolithic (9700–3500 BCE) · PPN → Halaf → Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic
Zeytinli Bahçe Step Trench East is the eastern step-trench sounding of Zeytinli Bahçe on the Euphrates left bank 5 km north of Birecik — the Neolithic step-trench key from PPN (9700 BCE) to Late…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Kurban Höyük Dam Salvage Zone
Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (3800–2300 BCE) · Uruk → Jemdet Nasr → Ninevite V → Early Dynastic
Kurban Höyük Dam Salvage Zone is the 6-ha lower terrace on the Euphrates left bank, salvaged before Atatürk Dam raised the lake 15 m over the valley.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Yumuktepe Mersin Re-evaluation Trench
Neolithic to Byzantine (6300 BCE–1300 CE) · Neolithic Mersin XXXIII → Chalcolithic Ubaid → EBA Cilician → Iron → Byzantine
Yumuktepe Mersin Re-evaluation Trench is the southern sounding of Yumuktepe — the Neolithic type-site for Cilician chronology (Garstang Mersin XXXIII–I, 6300–1300 CE) within modern Mersin.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village
Rosh Horesha Natufian Negev Camp
Natufian · Negev Natufian
Rosh Horesha Natufian Negev Camp at Negev, Rosh Horesha, Israel is a Natufian ancient village of the Negev Natufian tradition, built c. 12000 BCE for highland natufian harpoons bedrock mortars.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
Wadi Hammeh 27 Jordan Valley Natufian
Late Natufian · Natufian Jordan
Wadi Hammeh 27 Jordan Valley Natufian at Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Late Natufian ancient village of the Natufian Jordan tradition, built c. 12500 BCE for semi-subterranean natufian base camp.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Mohammed Diyab Southern Extension
Hassuna to Iron Age (6500 BCE–800 BCE) · Hassuna/Samarra → Halaf → Ninevite V → Mittani → Iron Age Aramean
Tell Mohammed Diyab Southern Extension is the 9.8-ha southern skirt of Tell Mohammed Diyab on the upper Khabur plain — a 30-m tell with one of the longest Neolithic-to-Iron sequences in inland Syria…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
New Nara Platform A — Nara, Asuka (54-24)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
New Nara Platform A — Nara, Asuka (54-24) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Iron Age (regional) ancient village of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Tepecik Hoyuk Bor Village Neolithic
Neolithic to EBA · Bor Plain
Tepecik Hoyuk Bor Village Neolithic at Niğde, Tepecik, Turkey is a Neolithic to EBA ancient village of the Bor Plain tradition, built c. 6500 BCE for long sequence village with animal pens.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Ayanlar Hoyuk PPNB Domestication
PPNB · Taş Tepeler PPNB
Ayanlar Hoyuk PPNB Domestication at Şanlıurfa, Hilvan, Turkey is a PPNB ancient village of the Taş Tepeler PPNB tradition, built c. 8000 BCE for ppnb village caprine/cattle domestication.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Chysauster Romano-British Village
Iron Age to Romano-British · Dumnonian
Chysauster Romano-British Village at Cornwall, United Kingdom is a Iron Age to Romano-British ancient village of the Dumnonian tradition, built c. 100 BCE for courtyard houses with fogou.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient village
Jerf el Ahmar Twin Mounds
PPNA · PPNA Middle Euphrates
Jerf el Ahmar Twin Mounds at Aleppo, Middle Euphrates, Syria is a PPNA ancient village of the PPNA Middle Euphrates tradition, built c. 9500 BCE for twin-mound ppna village ea30 communal.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient village
Djaded Euphrates Village PPNB
PPNB · Euphrates PPNB
Djaded Euphrates Village PPNB at Aleppo, Euphrates, Syria is a PPNB ancient village of the Euphrates PPNB tradition, built c. 8500 BCE for ppnb village round to rectangular transition.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Tilbeşar Lower Town
Early Bronze to Crusader (3000 BCE–1300 CE) · Syrian EBA → Hittite → Neo-Assyrian → Crusader County of Edessa
Tilbeşar Lower Town sprawls below the 15-m fortress mound of Turbessel — Crusader capital of the County of Edessa.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Karahöyük-Elbistan Plains Satellite
Early Bronze to Iron (3000 BCE–600 BCE) · EBA Syrian → Hittite → Neo-Hittite Melid → Phrygian
Karahöyük-Elbistan Plains Satellite is a 1.6-ha mound 6 km southwest of Karahöyük-Elbistan citadel on the upper Ceyhan plain (1130 m).
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Selenkahiyeh Southern Terrace
Early Bronze to Middle Bronze (3000–2000 BCE) · EBA Syrian → Akkadian → Post-Akkadian → MBA Syrian
Tell Selenkahiyeh Southern Terrace is the lower-town terrace south of the four-tell cluster (15 ha) on the Euphrates west bank, salvaged before Lake Assad (Tabqa Dam) rose 20 m.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Demircihöyük East Citadel
Chalcolithic – Early Bronze Age (4000–2300 BCE) · Northwest Anatolian Chalcolithic → EBA Troy I contemporary
Demircihöyük East Citadel is the fortified nucleus of the type-site for Northwest Anatolian EBA (Troy I contemporary).
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village
Beisamoun PPNB Skulls House
PPNB · PPNB Galilee
Beisamoun PPNB Skulls House at Hula Valley, Beisamoun, Israel is a PPNB ancient village of the PPNB Galilee tradition, built c. 8000 BCE for ppnb village 7 plastered skulls.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient village
Dispilio Lake Settlement
Neolithic (5800–3000 BCE) · Middle Neolithic — Dispilio culture (Kastoria lake dwellings)
Neolithic lakeside settlement on Lake Orestida near Kastoria, Western Macedonia, occupied c.5800–3000 BCE on timber piles and platforms.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Aqab Settlement Ridge
Halaf to Ninevite V (5900–2600 BCE) · Halaf → Northern Ubaid → Uruk → Ninevite V
Tell Aqab Settlement Ridge is the Halaf–Ubaid–Uruk ridge on the Upper Khabur headwaters near Amuda — excavated by Davidson & McKerrell as the Halaf-Ubaid transition key in inland Syria.