Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound

Why it mattersTell Brak Nagar Central Mound at Hassakeh, Tell Brak, Syria is a Uruk to Mitanni ancient city of the Tell Brak / Nagar tradition, built c. 3900 BCE for major ur

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

Built

c. 3900 BCE

Period

Uruk to Mitanni

Culture

Tell Brak / Nagar

Purpose

Major urban centre 130 ha with Eye Temple

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3900 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound

• Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound Main Ancient-City Feature

  structure

  Primary ancient-city feature at Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound – central major urban centre 130 ha with eye temple element with stratified deposits

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• Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound defining settlement or ritual space

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• Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound ceremonial landscape

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• Tell Brak Nagar Central Mound Reservoir Cistern

  hydraulic

  Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

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