Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building

Why it mattersKey PPNB (Aswadian) tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 8700 BCE

Period

PPNB (8700–7500 BCE)

Culture

PPNB (Aswadian)

Purpose

Early farming village with skull-caching pits — 30 plastered skulls and grain storage

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1927

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building

2. c. 8700 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building

3. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building

• Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building — Principal Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building — primary structure

  33.4815° N · 36.2236° E

• Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building — Temple Annex 2

  temple

  temple at Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building — primary structure

  33.4824° N · 36.2212° E

• Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building — Southern Gate

  gate

  gate at Tell Aswad — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Skull Building — primary structure

  33.4802° N · 36.2215° E