Tell Qaramel yielded extraordinary finds: 351 decorated specimens depicting humans and animals, plus a polished copper nugget (52x40x26mm) — one of the earliest metal objects ever found! Malachite at the site suggests local copper sources. A communal shrine building was found next to animal and human graves, containing limestone figurines, a stone carving of Oruro Buchananii, and a lunar-shaped bone pendant. Two human figurines closely resemble examples from Jericho, Jerf el-Ahmar, and other famous sites.
Exceptional artifacts include polished copper nugget and 351 decorated specimens
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Key facts
- 351 decorated specimens representing humans and animals found
- Monumental elongated building 10m long and 5m wide with three divisions
- Communal structure or shrine located next to four animal and 24 human graves
- Foundation deposits include flint axe and complete female limestone figurine
- Circular building contains large stone stylization of Oruro Buchananii
- Four real Oruro Buchananii found in round pit with pebbles
- Lunar-shaped bone pendant with hole and parallel incisions discovered
- Most decorative objects made from chlorite pebbles
- Two limestone human figurines similar to Jericho, Morabet Nali, and Jerf El-Ahmar
- Zoomorphic figurines include snakes, catfish, bird heads, and gazelle
- Polished copper nugget 52x40x26mm found in H2
- Copper nugget is one of earliest metal finds at any archaeological site
- Malachite (copper carbonate) found at site indicating local copper source
Sources
(PDF) Chronology of the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic ...researchgate.net
... 351(!) specimens have been dec-. orated or represent complete or fragments ... The collective information on the two Tell Qaramel specimens ...
Tell Qaramelen.wikipedia.org
Tell Qaramel is a tell, or archaeological mound, located in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, 25 km north of Aleppo in the Queiq river basin.
Tell Qaramelpcma.uw.edu.pl
The settlement excavated in Tell Qaramel covers almost 3.5 ha and includes relics from the Proto-Neolithic and early Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPNA).
Tell Qaramel - syrian-treasures.comsyrian-treasures.com
Tell al-Qaramil (Qaramel Hill) is a prominent archaeological site located about 25 kilometers north of the city of Aleppo, in the valley of the Quwaiq River ...
Chronology of the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement ...architexturez.net
Archaeological excavations at the Syrian settlement of Tell Qaramel have been conducted since 1999. They are concentrated on remnants of the Protoneolithic ...
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