Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port
Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port Tell
Neolithic to Iron (6000–1180 BCE)·Canaanite/Phoenician·🇸🇾 Latakia Governorate, coast, Syria
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About Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port
Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port in Latakia Governorate, coast, Syria is a Neolithic to Iron (6000–1180 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite/Phoenician 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 Canaanite/Phoenician site illustrating Neolithic to Iron (6000–1180 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Canaanite/Phoenician
- 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. 6000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron (6000–1180 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite/Phoenician
- Purpose
- Port of Shuksi, Sea Peoples destruction 1180 BCE
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6000 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
35.3122° N · 35.9222° E · 44 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tell Sukas — Shuksi Port 15 m high with stratified phases
35.3130° N · 35.9230° ETell Sukas — Shuksi Port — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
35.3113° N · 35.9217° ETell Sukas — Shuksi Port — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
35.3133° N · 35.9215° E