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Unexcavated Tell, or mound from numerous layers of habitations. Only a fraction of Tells in Syria are excavated. The Syrian Governments puts a marker on them and attempts to keep looters away. Most major archeological sites in the region started like this. In Turkey they are called Tepe or Hoyuk.

Syrian Tell

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AddedJan 10 2007
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Unexcavated Tell, or mound from numerous layers of habitations. Only a fraction of Tells in Syria are excavated. The Syrian Governments puts a marker on them and attempts to keep looters away. Most major archeological sites in the region started like this. In Turkey they are called Tepe or Hoyuk.

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