Verified36.4800° N · 39.0500° E · 340 m
Tell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement
PPNB–Halaf Transitional (6300–5500 BCE)·Balikh Halaf·🇸🇾 Raqqa Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement
Tell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement in Raqqa Governorate, Syria is a PPNB–Halaf Transitional (6300–5500 BCE) tell attributed to Balikh Halaf. Mound with Halaf Transitional white wares between PPNB and Halaf. Akkermans Tell Assouad Transitional Halaf with Samarra-like pottery.
Why it mattersKey Balikh Halaf stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Halaf–Ubaid transition
- 02Neo-Assyrian administration
Theories
- 01Pottery kiln seriation
- 02Trade route monitoring
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. 6300 BCE
- Period
- PPNB–Halaf Transitional (6300–5500 BCE)
- Culture
- Balikh Halaf
- Purpose
- Mound with Halaf Transitional white wares between PPNB and Halaf
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.4800° N · 39.0500° E · 340 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
36.4801° N · 39.0501° ETell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
36.4798° N · 39.0502° ETell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
36.4804° N · 39.0498° E