Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate
تل ليلان · Leilan Gate
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah, Tell Leilan, Syria
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About Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate
Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate in Al-Hasakah, Tell Leilan, Syria is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area unmeasured ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 360 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1910
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 946 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1948
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1434 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9500° N · 41.5000° E · 360 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate — structure with stratified deposits
36.9511° N · 41.5013° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate — complex with stratified deposits
36.9493° N · 41.4995° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate — outlier with stratified deposits
36.9504° N · 41.4985° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate — hydraulic with stratified deposits
36.9503° N · 41.4979° E