Tell el-Stan Knoll
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE)·Hellenistic·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Portugal
About
About Tell el-Stan Knoll
Tell el-Stan Knoll in Alentejo, Portugal is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) tell attributed to Hellenistic culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a central mound with hydraulic works. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Hellenistic tell with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Territorial marker and boundary statement
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. 207 BCE
- Period
- Hellenistic (323–31 BCE)
- Culture
- Hellenistic
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 207 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 219 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 456 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1978
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.2441° N · 8.7155° W · 2737 m · 3 mapped features
Stela Alignment
galleryPrimary tell at Tell el-Stan Knoll — rock-cut facade
37.2444° N · 8.7130° WAltar
granaryHydraulic feature — well
37.2413° N · 8.7135° WShrine
stelaBurial zone — tumuli
37.2423° N · 8.7141° W