Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria
Uruk·Uruk / Late Chalcolithic·🇸🇾 Hassakeh, Hamoukar, Syria
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About Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria
Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria at Hassakeh, Hamoukar, Syria is a Uruk ancient city of the Uruk / Late Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3500 BCE for uruk battle destruction and early urbanism. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersTell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria at Hassakeh, Hamoukar, Syria is a Uruk ancient city of the Uruk / Late Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3500 BCE for u
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Uruk
- Culture
- Uruk / Late Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Uruk battle destruction and early urbanism
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8100° N · 41.9600° E · 380 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria – central uruk battle destruction and early urbanism element with stratified deposits
36.8100° N · 41.9601° ETell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria defining settlement or ritual space
36.8099° N · 41.9601° ETell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Tell Hamoukar Battle Site Northeast Syria ceremonial landscape
36.8101° N · 41.9599° E