Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria)
Ahmar N Palace
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇸🇾 Aleppo, Tell Ahmar, Til Barsip, Syria
About
About Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria)
Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria) in Aleppo, Tell Ahmar, Til Barsip, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 13.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 320 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
- Purpose
- Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
- Rediscovered
- 1998
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1200 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1960
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6700° N · 38.1200° E · 320 m · 4 mapped features
Mound Summit Sanctuary
sanctuaryMound Summit Sanctuary at Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria) — sanctuary with stratified deposits
36.6705° N · 38.1216° ELower Town Insula
insulaLower Town Insula at Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria) — insula with stratified deposits
36.6688° N · 38.1203° EFortification Wall
wallFortification Wall at Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria) — wall with stratified deposits
36.6720° N · 38.1191° EBurial Terrace
terraceBurial Terrace at Tell Ahmar — North Palace Buried (Til Barsip, Syria) — terrace with stratified deposits
36.6719° N · 38.1194° E