Tell Brak

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ancient city archaeological site tell

Tell Brak is a major ancient Mesopotamian city-site in northeastern Syria, known for its early urban development and long occupation from the 6th millennium BCE onward.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ
associatedCulture	Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Dynastic Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Halaf culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurrian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubaid culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsArtifactType	bead jewelry ⓘ ceramic vessels ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ cylinder seals ⓘ eye idols ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
containsStructure	Akkadian palace ⓘ Eye Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ city fortifications ⓘ
country	Syria ⓘ
earliestOccupation	6th millennium BCE ⓘ
excavatedBy	Auguste Marguerite NERFINISHED ⓘ David Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Mallowan NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationResumed	1970s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ
excavationStart	1930s ⓘ
hasAncientName	Nagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFor	administrative practices ⓘ craft specialization ⓘ early social stratification ⓘ early urbanism independent of southern Mesopotamia ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ
hasFeature	Eye Temple terrace NERFINISHED ⓘ administrative buildings ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ city wall remains ⓘ extensive lower town ⓘ industrial areas ⓘ large central mound ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ
hasNameVariant	Tell Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell Brāk NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResearchSignificance	development of state-level societies ⓘ interaction between northern and southern Mesopotamia ⓘ origins of urbanism in Mesopotamia ⓘ study of early cities ⓘ
knownFor	Akkadian period remains ⓘ Early Bronze Age city ⓘ Eye Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Halaf period remains ⓘ Hurrian remains ⓘ Mitanni period occupation ⓘ Neo-Assyrian remains ⓘ Ubaid period remains ⓘ Uruk period remains ⓘ early urban development ⓘ long occupation sequence ⓘ
locatedIn	Jazira region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Khabur basin NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hasakah Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Syria ⓘ
partOf	ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing	2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ 4th millennium BCE ⓘ late 5th millennium BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khabur River → hasArchaeologicalSite → Tell Brak ⓘ

Upper Mesopotamia → hasArchaeologicalSite → Tell Brak ⓘ

northern Syria → containsArchaeologicalSite → Tell Brak ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Syria

National Museum of Aleppo → hasCollectionFrom → Tell Brak ⓘ