Tell Hazna I

Tell Hazna I is a Syrian archaeological site located in al-Hasakah, to the north east of Al-Hasakah, inhabited during the Early Dynastic I–II Periods, and Uruk and Ubaid periods.

Tell Hazna I
Tell Hazna I is located in Near East
Tell Hazna I
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Tell Hazna I is located in Syria
Tell Hazna I
Tell Hazna I (Syria)
LocationAl-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Coordinates36°39′41″N 40°53′44″E
TypeSettlement
Area1.5 hectares (3.7 acres).
Height17 metres (56 ft).[1]
History
PeriodsUruk period,Ubaid,Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)
Site notes
Excavation dates1988–2010
ArchaeologistsRauf Magometovich Munchaev
Public accessunknown

Tell Hazna I

The site has been excavated since 1988 to 2010 by the expedition of Institute of Archaeology of Russian Academy of Sciences. Tell Hazna I, is a large tell 150 m in average diameter and 17 m high. 12 m of its 16 m thick cultural deposit belong to the Early Dynastic I–II Periods, and its lower 4 m to the Uruk and Ubaid periods. The efforts of the Russian mission have been mainly concentrated on the first or upper Early Dynastic Period: the remains of the religious and administrative center. [2][lower-alpha 1] An area of more than 2000 m2 has been uncovered on the tell's southern slope.

The site included two temple complexes (the Upper Temple and the Lower Temple),[3] it is considered to have a pre-state organization of the community run by a religious administration.[1]

Some clay seals were recovered during the excavations.[4] A 3rd millennium BC kiln was also found. [5]

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References

Informational notes

  1. In russian with english summary.

Citations

  1. Munchaev & Amirov 2014, p. .
  2. Мунчаев et al., p. 477.
  3. Мунчаев et al., p. 488.
  4. Munchaev, Rauf M., and Amirov, Shahmardan N.,. "Collection of Seals from the Settlement of Tell Hazna 1 (Syria): Between Syria and the Highlands. Studies in honor of Giorgio Buccellati & Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, hrsg. v. Valentini, Stefano, Guarducci, Guido (SANEM. Studies on the Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean 3).", 2009
  5. Tsetlin, YURI B. "Pottery kiln at Tell Hazna I and its position in kiln evolution. The ceramics from the kiln." BAR INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1011 (2002): 85-94

Bibliography

  • Мунчаев, Рауф М.; Мерперт, Николай Я.; Амиров, Шахмардан Н. (2004). ТЕЛЛЬ-ХАЗНА I. Культово-административный центр IV–III тыс. до н. э. в Северо-восточной Сирии. Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences. Paleograph Press. ISBN 5-89526-012-8.
  • "Tell Hazna (Syria) | Institute of Archaeology: New Expeditions and Projects 2010-2014". Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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