Tell Halaf
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Tell Halaf is an important archaeological mound in northeastern Syria known for its early first-millennium BCE Aramaean city and distinctive painted pottery culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell Halaf canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell (archaeological mound) ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Gozan
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ⓘ
Guzana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPhase |
Halaf period
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ⓘ
Iron Age Aramaean period ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Aramaean art
ⓘ
Syro-Hittite art ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Aramaeans
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ⓘ
Neo-Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateType | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culture | Halaf culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Max von Oppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Max von Oppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExcavationEndDate | 1913 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstExcavationStartDate | 1911 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Halaf ware
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ⓘ
basalt sculptures ⓘ colossal statues ⓘ figurines ⓘ orthostat relief slabs ⓘ polychrome painted pottery ⓘ stamp seals ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn |
Pergamon Museum
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ⓘ
Tell Halaf Museum (Berlin, historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Halaf painted pottery
ⓘ
Neo-Hittite and Aramaean monumental sculpture ⓘ basalt statues ⓘ early first-millennium BCE Aramaean city ⓘ large stone guardian figures ⓘ orthostat reliefs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
al-Hasakah Governorate
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ⓘ
northeastern Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Khabur River
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ⓘ
Turkish border ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
fine painted ceramics with geometric motifs
ⓘ
monumental gateways ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for study of early Aramaean states
ⓘ
type-site of the Halaf culture ⓘ |
| subsequentExcavations |
1929
ⓘ
1931 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Chalcolithic
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ Neolithic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.