Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex
Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE)·Mari Culture·🇸🇾 Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria
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About Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex
Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex in Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient city attributed to Mari Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 4 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 34.5416N 40.8954E controls access to Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-city for Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, illustrating Mari Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE)
- Culture
- Mari Culture
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction of Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1069 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
34.5416° N · 40.8954° E · 185 m · 3 mapped features
Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-City Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
34.5428° N · 40.8958° EMari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
34.5428° N · 40.8961° EMari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
34.5398° N · 40.8971° E