Ebla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇸🇾 Idlib, Ebla, Syria
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About Ebla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber
Ebla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber in Idlib, Ebla, 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 35.7990N 36.8520E controls access to Idlib 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 Idlib, Ebla, 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
- 1977 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Ebla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber main structure
c. 1917
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1977–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Ebla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.7990° N · 36.8520° E · 199 m · 3 mapped features
Ebla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
35.7998° N · 36.8529° EEbla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
35.7980° N · 36.8513° EEbla Buried Crown Prince Tomb Chamber — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
35.8005° N · 36.8532° E