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Multi-periodSite Name: Tell Aswad Alternative Name: Su-uk-su, Shuksa, Tell SukasCountry: Syria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Damascus Nearest Village: Jdeidet el Khâss
Latitude: 33.404333N Longitude: 36.550201E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Settlement in Syria
Early Pre Pottery Neolithic settlement, from about 7800 BCE, about 2.3 km east of Damascus Airport. The remains are within a 250 metre diameter mound. One of the first locations where agriculture was attempted.
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