Tell Kazane — Euphrates Terrace Town Mound
Tell Kazane · Tell Qazaneh
Early Bronze Age (EB I–II, c. 3000–2500 BCE)·Euphrates Early Bronze, Kranzhügel culture precursor·🇸🇾 Aleppo Governorate, Euphrates left bank near Menuqa, Syria
About
About Tell Kazane — Euphrates Terrace Town Mound
Tell on Euphrates terrace south of Carchemish, excavated by Algaze and Breunig as part of Euphrates salvage, revealing Early Bronze planned town with orthogonal streets, temple on high terrace and fortified lower town akin to Tell Hadidi Kranzhügel form. Burnt destruction c. 2500 BCE preserved carbonized cereals and sealed storage jars. Provides key Euphrates urbanism data before Akkadian expansion.
Why it mattersEarliest planned Euphrates urban enclosure before Ebla dominance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Destruction cause contemporary with Ebla palace G
Theories
- 01Burn layer may reflect Mari–Ebla wars c. 2500 BCE
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (EB I–II, c. 3000–2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Euphrates Early Bronze, Kranzhügel culture precursor
- Purpose
- Euphrates terrace town mound with planned streets, temples and Kranzhügel-type fortified lower town
- Excavation
- Excavated
1989
Al-gaze surveys Kazane
1998
French team exposes temple terrace
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5500° N · 38.2500° E · 340 m · 2 mapped features
High terrace temple
templeMudbrick temple on terrace with altar and podium
36.5505° N · 38.2505° ELower town fortified enclosure wall
wallOuter enclosure wall of lower town with bastions
36.5495° N · 38.2495° E