Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇸🇾 Aleppo, Syria
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About Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30)
Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) at Aleppo, Syria is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for settlement and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersNorthern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) at Aleppo, Syria is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for settlem
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 400 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Settlement and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30)
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0724° N · 37.8234° E · 427 m · 3 mapped features
Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) – central settlement and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
36.0724° N · 37.8235° ENorthern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) defining settlement or ritual space
36.0723° N · 37.8235° ENorthern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Northern Aleppo Settlement Inner — Aleppo (53-30) ceremonial landscape
36.0725° N · 37.8233° E