Syria

Tell Rad Shaqrah

Fortified tell on the Khabur River, Upper Mesopotamia

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Tell Rad Shaqrah (Tell Rad Shaqra, Tell Rad Shaqurah) was a fortified rural settlement in Syria, in ancient Upper Mesopotamia. It is located on the northern bank of the Khabur River, about 15 kilometers from Hassake (Al-Hasaka).

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
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Contemporary Period
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Settlement expansion

mid-3rd millennium BC

Salvage excavations

1991–1995

Third-millennium BC figurines

3rd millennium BC

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Storage Structures

ContainersStorage Jars
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Defensive Structures

Defensive WallsBastions
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Villages
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

Syria

Coordinates

36.47° N, 40.83° E