Tell Mashnaqa

Tell Mashnaqa
Tell Mashnaqa
تل مشنقة (Arabic)
	Location within Syria
	36°17′18″N 40°47′41″E / 36.288425°N 40.79464°E
Type	settlement
Periods	Pottery Neolithic, Ubaid period, Uruk, Early Bronze Age
Location	30 km south of Al-Hasakah, Syria
Region	Khabur River region
History
Built	ca. 5200
Abandoned	ca. 2000 BC
Site notes
Material	mudbrick
Height	4–11 m
Area	4 hectares (0.015 mi2)
Excavation dates	1990—1995
Condition	ruins
Owner	Public

Tell Mashnaqa (Arabic: تل مشنقة) is an archaeological site from the Ubaid period (ca. 5200–4900 BC) located on the Khabur River, a tributary to the Euphrates, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. It was excavated by a Danish team from 1990–1995.

Overview

Houses were found at the earliest level of the tell. Model ships have been unearthed.

References

↑ Thuesen, Ingolf (1996), Sultan, Muhesen (ed.), Tell Mashnaqa: Danish Mission, Institut Français d’Etudes Arabes de Damas, pp. 47–53
↑ Akkermans, Peter M. M. G.; Schwartz, Glenn M. (2003). The Archaeology of Syria: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c. 16,000–300 BC). Cambridge University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0-521-79666-0.

[Thuesen-1] Thuesen, Ingolf (1996), Sultan, Muhesen (ed.), Tell Mashnaqa: Danish Mission, Institut Français d’Etudes Arabes de Damas, pp. 47–53

[Akk-2] Akkermans, Peter M. M. G.; Schwartz, Glenn M. (2003). The Archaeology of Syria: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c. 16,000–300 BC). Cambridge University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0-521-79666-0.