Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes

Why it mattersKey Northwest Syrian (Ebla-Mari-Amuq) tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3000 BCE

Period

Early Bronze to Iron (3000–500 BCE)

Culture

Northwest Syrian (Ebla-Mari-Amuq)

Purpose

Deep stratified tell (32 m deposit) with Early Bronze palace and Iron Age Achaemenid levels — Orontes type-site

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1884

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes

2. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes

• Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes — Principal Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes — primary structure

  35.7445° N · 36.3288° E

• Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes — Northern Temple

  temple

  temple at Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes — outlier feature

  35.7441° N · 36.3314° E

• Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes — Southern Gate

  gate

  gate at Tell Qarqur — Amuq-Stratified Bronze Tell Orontes — outlier feature

  35.7454° N · 36.3304° E