Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Lower Town Buried Sector South
Mardikh S Buried
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇾 Idlib, Tell Mardikh, Syria
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About Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Lower Town Buried Sector South
Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Lower Town Buried Sector South in Idlib, Tell Mardikh, Syria is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 380 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1943
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 939 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1920
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1537 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8000° N · 36.8600° E · 380 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Lower Town Buried Sector South — insula with stratified deposits
35.8015° N · 36.8584° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Lower Town Buried Sector South — street with stratified deposits
35.8021° N · 36.8605° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Lower Town Buried Sector South — workshop with stratified deposits
35.7990° N · 36.8578° E