Tell Kurban — Euphrates
Tell Kurban — Euphrates Tell
Ubaid to Akkadian (4500–2200 BCE)·Ubaid-Uruk·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa Province, Euphrates rescue, Turkey
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About Tell Kurban — Euphrates
Tell Kurban — Euphrates in Şanlıurfa Province, Euphrates rescue, Turkey is a Ubaid to Akkadian (4500–2200 BCE) tell attributed to Ubaid-Uruk culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Ubaid-Uruk site illustrating Ubaid to Akkadian (4500–2200 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Kurban — Euphrates
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Ubaid-Uruk
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 4500 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid to Akkadian (4500–2200 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid-Uruk
- Purpose
- Euphrates riverine town with tablet archive
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4500 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0922° N · 38.9122° E · 505 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Kurban — Euphrates — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tell Kurban — Euphrates 15 m high with stratified phases
37.0930° N · 38.9130° ETell Kurban — Euphrates — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
37.0913° N · 38.9117° ETell Kurban — Euphrates — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
37.0933° N · 38.9115° E