Megalithic Portal: Latest from Syria

Zalabiye

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:43:10 GMT

Syria upheaval halts race to reveal secrets of ancient fort. See comment.. Ancient Settlement in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. Zalabiye is a 3rd century fortress, improved in the 6th century by Justinian I. However, the site has an Assyrian component, nearby Broze Age features and a canal dating to the Late Bronze Age.

Tal al-Humira

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:51:33 GMT

. Ancient Village or Settlement in Deir Attiya, a Damascus suburb.Mud brick houses dating back to the late Jomon period (from about 2000 to 1000 BC) were discovered at the site and also the national archeological mission unearthed stamps, pottery vessels and stone basins and ovens of different sizes in addition to Basalt instruments and vessels

Mari.

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:11:39 GMT

]]>Ancient Mesopotamian city in need of rescue . Mari lies in a mound measuring 1000 by 600 meters 12 Km South West of Tell Hariri. Destoyed 1800 BCE by Hammurabi. Mari was rediscovered in 1933 in southern Syria, near the Iraqi border when Bedouins found a headless statue.

Ugarit

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:44:22 GMT

]]>The city of Ugarit, as seen in episode two of Francesca Stavrakopoulou's BBC series, The Bible's Hidden Secrets. Ancient Settlement in Syria. Ugarit was the ancient capital of the Ugarit kingdom. The earliest settlement was a small fortified town in 8000 BCE. Ugarit was already important enough to be fortified with a wall by about 6000 BCE. Ugarit flourished between 1600 and 1200 BCE, when palaces, temples, shrines, and libraries were built there.

Urkesh

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:04:48 GMT

. Ancient Village or Settlement in Syria.

Dubbah Breika

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:47:23 GMT

. Ancient Settlement in Syria.

Tartus Museum

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:35:39 GMT

. Museum in Syria.

Tell Brak

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:12:17 GMT

]]>See news story in comments on latest discoveries.. Ancient Settlement in Syria. Former settlement, which is now a 30 hectares mound on the Khabur River in northeast Syria. Artifacts from the Halaf and Ubaid periods indicate a long history, but the site is best known for its sequence of rich temples of the late Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods when it was clearly an important centre.

Tal Om al-Mara

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:42:50 GMT

. Archaeological Tombs Dating Back to Bronze Age discovered In Northern Syria The American- Dutch archaeological expedition working at the site of Tal Om al-Mara, 50 kms to the east of Aleppo, has unearthed two archaeological tombs dating back to the Bronze Age (approx 2800 BC.)

Tal al-Ashari

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:58:47 GMT

Thirteen Bronze Age barrow cemetaries unearthed in Syria, see comment. 13 middle Bronze Age barrow cemetaries in Syria. Head of Dara Archaeology Department, Hussein Mashhadawi said archaeological findings discovered in those cemeteries are pottery, bronze tools, and various accessories. The number of findings discovered reached 800 items.