Five stone towers at Tell Qaramel, Syria date to 10,650–9,650 BCE — older than Göbekli Tepe and Jericho! Excavations began in 1999 and continued through 13 seasons until the Syrian conflict halted work in 2011. Tower-building was widespread across the Fertile Crescent! 🗿
Five stone towers at Tell Qaramel dated to 10,650–9,650 BCE
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- Polish excavations at Tell Qaramel began in 1999; five circular stone towers were uncovered over 13 seasons.
- Radiocarbon dating places the towers between 10,650 and 9,650 BCE, predating Göbekli Tepe and Jericho's Neolithic tower.
- Only 2% of the Tell Qaramel site has been excavated.
- Excavations stopped in 2011 because of the Syrian conflict, not in 2007.
- The discoveries indicate that tower building was widespread in the Fertile Crescent from the Epipalaeolithic through the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
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