Tell Mashnaqa
| Tell Mashnaqa | |
|---|---|
| تل مشنقة (Arabic) | |
  Location within Syria | |
| 36°17′18″N 40°47′41″E / 36.288425°N 40.79464°E | |
| Type | settlement |
| Periods | Pottery Neolithic, Ubaid period, Uruk, Early Bronze Age |
| Location | 30 km south of Al-Hasakah, Syria |
| Region | Khabur River region |
| History | |
| Built | ca. 5200 |
| Abandoned | ca. 2000 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Material | mudbrick |
| Height | 4–11 m |
| Area | 4 hectares (0.015 mi2) |
| Excavation dates | 1990—1995 |
| Condition | ruins |
| Owner | Public |
Tell Mashnaqa (Arabic: تل مشنقة) is an archaeological site from the Ubaid period (ca. 5200–4900 BC) located on the Khabur River, a tributary to the Euphrates, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. It was excavated by a Danish team from 1990–1995.[1]
Overview
[edit]Houses were found at the earliest level of the tell. Model ships have been unearthed.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Thuesen, Ingolf (1996), Sultan, Muhesen (ed.), Tell Mashnaqa: Danish Mission, Institut Français d’Etudes Arabes de Damas, pp. 47–53
- ↑ Akkermans, Peter M. M. G.; Schwartz, Glenn M. (2003). The Archaeology of Syria: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c. 16,000–300 BC). Cambridge University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0-521-79666-0.