Tell Gudeda (Tell Gudedah)
Tell Gudeda · Gudeda
Ninevite 5 (3200–3000 BCE)·Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED)·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Khabur Triangle, Syria
About
About Tell Gudeda (Tell Gudedah)
Tell Gudeda (Tell Gudedah) in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Khabur Triangle, Syria is a Ninevite 5 (3200–3000 BCE) tell of Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED) tradition. Khabur Ninevite 5 village documenting Uruk collapse to ED. 3200 BCE, the site forms a stratified mound/karst mound 150×130 m, ninevite 5 settlement, town wall. Excavations since the mid-20th c. expose ninevite 5 mudbrick houses with painted ware, uruk bevelled bowls architecture with diagnostic ceramics, lithics and administrative finds.
Archaeobotany and radiocarbon anchor the sequence, informing regional Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED) networks across the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Threats include agriculture, erosion, conflict; research continues on Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED) chronology.
Why it mattersType-site for Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED) Ninevite 5 (3200–3000 BCE) in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Khabur Triangle; key for chronology, technology and interaction.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED) levels?
- 02Function of extramural cemetery?
Theories
- 01Demic diffusion vs local adoption
- 02Ritual aggregation centre
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
- Ninevite 5 (3200–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Ninevite 5 (Uruk–ED)
- Purpose
- Khabur Ninevite 5 village documenting Uruk collapse to ED
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation
c.1200 BCE
Major expansion / fortification phase
20th c.
Systematic excavation begins
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7200° N · 41.2000° E · 350 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Gudeda (Tell Gudedah) — Central Mound
tellCentral mound with stratified architecture Levels I–IV
36.7204° N · 41.2005° ETell Gudeda (Tell Gudedah) — Lower Town Workshop
workshopWorkshop/midden with pottery, slag or lithics
36.7194° N · 41.1994° ETell Gudeda (Tell Gudedah) — Cemetery/Gate
cemeteryExtramural cemetery or gate area
36.7202° N · 41.1992° E