Tell Qaramel in northern Syria (25km north of Aleppo) was occupied from 12,890-10,870 years ago — contemporaneous with or postdating Gobekli Tepe. This settlement was active at the very start of the Younger Dryas cold period, with continuous occupation throughout. What's remarkable: these people lived sedentary lives WITHOUT agriculture or animal domestication. A fascinating window into how complex human societies emerged before food production began.
Tell Qaramel dated 12,890-10,870 years ago, pre-dating Gobekli Tepe
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Key facts
- Site occupied between 12,890 and 10,870 years ago
- Active at the beginning of the Younger Dryas with continuous occupation during and after
- Located in Northern Syria, 25km north of Aleppo
- Settlement pre-dated agriculture and domestication despite sedentary lifestyle
Sources
Study of Neolithic human graves from Tell Qaramel in ...researchgate.net
In this paper we present the results of the archaeological survey carried out by a Syrian-Lebanese-Spanish mission in the Homs Gap (Syria) during the campaigns ...
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.
EB IVB pottery from Tell Qaramel (western Syria)journals.openedition.org
by D Ławecka · 2016 · Cited by 1 — Tell Qaramel is located in western Syria, on the western bank of the Queiq River valley. Although the site, excavated between 1999 and 2011 by a ...
Tell Qaramel - Archaeological site north of Aleppo, Syriaaroundus.com
Tell Qaramel is an archaeological site in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, featuring several stone towers and structures that span a fertile river ...
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).
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