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Multi-periodSite Name: Djade al-MugharaCountry: Syria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Aleppo
Latitude: 36.202780N Longitude: 37.158610E
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 Village or Settlement in Syria. A wall picture, measuring 2m by 2m, has been found below ground at Djade al-Mughara, a Neolithic settlement on the Euphrates river north-east of the city of Aleppo.
Experts say the painting would have formed part of the circular wall of a large house. Its red tint came from burnt hematite rock, while crushed limestone formed the white and charcoal provided the black.
The wall will be moved and put on display at Aleppo Museum next year. Before the discovery, the world's oldest wall painting was thought to be an example found in Turkey. But that was created 1,500 years after the Djade al-Mughara example, according to Science magazine.
More details on the wall painting on our news page.
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