Jerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9500–9000 BCE)·Mureybet PPNA with communal buildings 130 m²·🇸🇾 Raďďa Governorate, Syria
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About Jerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village
Jerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village in Raďďa Governorate, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9500–9000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Mureybet PPNA with communal buildings 130 m². PPNA village with 8 m deep circular communal building with engraved pillars beyond Mureybet. Stordeur Jerf el Ahmar PPNA communal building with aurochs skull decorations and pillars pre-Göbekli.
Why it mattersKey Mureybet PPNA with communal buildings 130 m² reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 9500 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9500–9000 BCE)
- Culture
- Mureybet PPNA with communal buildings 130 m²
- Purpose
- PPNA village with 8 m deep circular communal building with engraved pillars beyond Mureybet
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.3800° N · 38.1500° E · 300 m · 4 mapped features
Jerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village — House Cluster
houseHouses
36.3801° N · 38.1501° EJerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village — Midden
middenMidden
36.3798° N · 38.1502° EJerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village — Roundhouse Circle
roundhouseRoundhouse
36.3804° N · 38.1498° EJerf el Ahmar — Early Neolithic Village — Substructure
subLower building
36.3796° N · 38.1499° E