Syria

Bouqras

Neolithic tell in eastern Syria

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Bouqras is a large, oval shaped, prehistoric, Neolithic Tell, about 5 hectares (540,000 sq ft) in size, located around 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Deir ez-Zor in Syria.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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First excavations

1960–1965

Initial discovery

1960

Later excavations

1976–1978

Occupation period

c. 7400–6200 BC

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Storage Structures

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Artistic and Decorative Features

Murals
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

HousesVillages
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Food Production and Processing Features

Hearths
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Country

Syria

Coordinates

35.09° N, 40.40° E