🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Tuqan
EB IV to MB II (c.2500–1700 BCE) · Eblaite → Amorite → Old Babylonian
28 ha Ebla-period town on the Matakh plain south of Aleppo, Italian excavations by Francesca Baffi. EB IV–MB II (c.2500–...
🇵🇸 Palestine · Tell
Sharuhen (Tell el-Ajjul)
Middle Bronze to Egyptian New Kingdom (2000–1150 BCE) · Hyksos / Egyptian
Hyksos rampart fortress (15 m thick) besieged 3 years by Ahmose.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Hefer — Sharon Inland
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Israelite
Tel Hefer — Sharon Inland in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort
Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) · Mittani Khabur
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) tell attributed to Mittani Khabur.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley
Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) · Canaanite
Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite. EB I-III double town with massive stone walls and glacis on valley floor.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Ghamqa
Late Bronze to Iron Age (c.1500–300 BCE) · Late Bronze Ugaritic → Iron Phoenician
Lagoon harbour tell (1500–300 BCE) between Latakia and Jableh — now 2 km inland.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Rojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound
Sorath Harappan (2500–1700 BCE) · Sorath Harappan (Saurashtra Sorath)
Rojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound in Gujarat, India is a Sorath Harappan (2500–1700 BCE) tell attributed to Sorath Harappan (Saurashtra Sorath).
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell el-Maqlub — Gilead
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Gileadite / Israelite / Ammonite
Tell el-Maqlub — Gilead in Ajloun Highlands, Jordan is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Gileadite / Israelite / Ammonite.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Abe Naharayim — Euphrates Ford Tell
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Early Bronze Euphrates
Abe Naharayim — Euphrates Ford Tell in Aleppo Governorate, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Early Bronze Euphrates.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound
Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Coastal Harappan port mound with Harappan and Sorath ware at Gulf of Kutch.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient city
Dhra‘ (Wadi Dhra‘)
PPNA (c.9300–8600 BCE) · Sultaniyean PPNA
PPNA village (c.9300–8600 BCE) on the Lisan Peninsula at -200 m beside the Dead Sea, excavated by Bill Finlayson. Rectan...
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Surkotada Citadel Sister Mound
Mature Harappan (2300–1700 BCE) · Harappan
Surkotada Citadel Sister Mound in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2300–1700 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Twin citadel west of main Surkotada with horse bones debated and fire altar.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Tepe Sagzabad — Qazvin Plain Median Iron Citadel
Iron Age II–III (1000–550 BCE) Median · Median
Tepe Sagzabad — Qazvin Plain Median Iron Citadel in Qazvin Province, Iran is a Iron Age II–III (1000–550 BCE) Median tell attributed to Median. Mound citadel with Median pillared halls at Sagzabad.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Tar-Khaniala — Salt Range Harappan Outwork
Kot Diji–Harappan (3000–1900 BCE) · Harappan frontier
Tar-Khaniala — Salt Range Harappan Outwork in Punjab, Pakistan is a Kot Diji–Harappan (3000–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan frontier. Salt Range Harappan mound with bituminous Harappan pottery.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Tell
Tell Neba'a Chaate
PPN to Iron Age (c.7800 BCE–600 BCE; Neolithic foundational) · PPN → Neolithic → Chalcolithic → Bronze-Iron Bekaa
Bekaa spring mound (7800 BCE–600 BCE) with PPN plaster horizon under Bronze tell near Zahle.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Burgata — Sharon
Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE) · Israelite / Phoenician
Tel Burgata — Sharon in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE) tell attributed to Israelite / Phoenician. Israelite settlement with ash pits and Phoenician storage jars.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan Fort
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan Fort in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Fortified Harappan town with 2 m walls and bead workshops near Little Rann.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Habuba Kabira
Late Uruk/Jemdet Nasr (c.3500–3000 BCE) · South Mesopotamian Uruk colonial
Classic Late Uruk colony (c.3500–3000 BCE) on the Euphrates, 18 ha walled town with tripartite temples, administrative t...
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Tell Shemshara
Hassuna to Islamic (c.6200 BCE–1200 CE; archive Late Bronze c.1800 BCE) · Hassuna → Halaf → Ubaid → MBA Shamshera kingdom → Islamic
Dokan MBA palace mound with 150-tablet Shamshera kingdom archive (1800 BCE) on Lower Zab.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Iris
Middle Bronze to Byzantine (c.1800 BCE–600 CE) · MBA Canaanite → Late Bronze coastal → Iron → Hellenistic
Jableh plain farming tell (1800 BCE–600 CE) with Hellenistic amphora kiln north of Jableh.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Tilla — Adina Masjid Mound
Pre-Harappan to Gandhara (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Gandhara prehistoric to Gandharan
Tilla — Adina Masjid Mound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Pre-Harappan to Gandhara (3000 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Gandhara prehistoric to Gandharan.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Desalpur Guner — Harappan Fortlet
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Desalpur Guner — Harappan Fortlet in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Hilltop Harappan fort 10 × 10 m on gunear with stone walls and chert blades.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kuntasi — Phulki River Harappan Port
Mature Harappan (2200–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kuntasi — Phulki River Harappan Port in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2200–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Harappan port jetty 200 m with stone anchor and warehouses on Phulki creek.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Hazna II
Ubaid to Ninevite 5 (c.5000–2800 BCE) · Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related → Ninevite 5
Ubaid–Late Chalcolithic tell on the Wadi Khanzir, Russian-Syrian excavations by Rauf Munchaev. Spectacular Ubaid painted...