Tell Halula — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8500–7000 BCE)·PPNB Halula·🇸🇾 Aleppo Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Halula — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village
Tell Halula — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village in Aleppo Governorate, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8500–7000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to PPNB Halula. Mound village 8 ha with PPNB houses and aurochs bucrania and plaster casts. Molist Halula 8500 BCE village with PPNB early pottery 7000 BCE (Décoches).
Why it mattersKey PPNB Halula origin village
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Neolithic origins
- 02Halaf sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Pottery origins model
- 02Early village aggregation
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. 8500 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8500–7000 BCE)
- Culture
- PPNB Halula
- Purpose
- Mound village 8 ha with PPNB houses and aurochs bucrania and plaster casts
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 8500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1930 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.4200° N · 38.1700° E · 320 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Halula — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village — Central House Cluster
houseHouse cluster
36.4201° N · 38.1701° ETell Halula — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village — Communal Building
communalCommunal or plastered skull building
36.4198° N · 38.1702° ETell Halula — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village — Midden/Workshop
middenMidden area
36.4204° N · 38.1698° E