Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter
Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter Tell
Early Bronze Age (3200–2200 BCE)·Early Jazira·🇸🇾 Raqqa Governorate, Wadi Hamar, Syria
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About Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter
Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter in Raqqa Governorate, Wadi Hamar, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (3200–2200 BCE) tell attributed to Early Jazira culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Early Jazira site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3200–2200 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Early Jazira
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3200–2200 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Jazira
- Purpose
- Steinbau palace complex and Kleiner Antentempel
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
35.1222° N · 39.1122° E · 587 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter 15 m high with stratified phases
35.1230° N · 39.1130° ETell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
35.1213° N · 39.1117° ETell Chuera — Steinbau Quarter — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
35.1233° N · 39.1115° E