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Hamoukar

Hamoukar (Arabic: حموكار, known locally as Khirbat al-Fakhar) is a large archaeological site located in the Jazira region of northeastern Syria (Al Hasakah Governorate), near the Iraqi and Turkish borders. The early settlement dates back to the 5th millennium BCE, and it existed simultaneously with the Ubaid and the early Uruk cultures. It was a major…

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Location
Syria
Abandoned
around 1200 BC
Archaeologists
Clemens D. Reichel, McGuire Gibson
Area
105–300 ha (260–740 acres)
Built
around 4500 BC
Excavation dates
1999 to 2010

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related to Further reading · 33
Hamoukar → Administrative, Akkadica, Anatoliennes, Archived, Associated Maps, Baldi, BC, Clemens, Cultural Landscapes, Excavation, Gibson, Institut Français, ISBN, Johnny Samuele, Khaled Abu Jayyab, Northeastern Syria, Oriental Institute, Oriental Institute Publication, Physical, Publications
related to External links · 23
Hamoukar → Chicago, Chicago News Office, Chicago-Syrian, ChicagoVideo, City's Final Battle, December, Hamoukar Expedition Archived, Hamoukar Project Homepage Archived, In, January, John Wilford, Mesopotamia, New, New York Times, New York Times Science, Northern Syria Bear, Oriental Institute, Ruins, Scars, Tell Hamoukar
related to history · 19
Hamoukar → As, BC, Civilization, Cradle, In, Iraq, Late Chalcolithic, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Ninevite, Occupation, Sumer, Syria, Tell Hamoukar, The, This, Tigris River, Ur, Uruk
related to Proto-urban settlement · 11
Hamoukar → BC, Considerable, During, Fakhar, Khirbat, Late Chalcolithic, LC1-2, Mesopotamia, Tell Brak, The, Uruk
related to Obsidian · 10
Hamoukar → BC, Mesopotamia, Mount Nemrut, Obsidian, The, They, This, Turkey, Ur, Uruk
related to Earliest urban warfare · 8
Hamoukar → BC, Contained, Excavation, Near East, Slings, The, This, Uruk
Abandoned · 1
Hamoukar → around 1200 BC
Archaeologists · 1
Hamoukar → Clemens D. Reichel, McGuire Gibson
Area · 1
Hamoukar → 105–300 ha (260–740 acres)
Built · 1
Hamoukar → around 4500 BC

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HamoukarAbandonedaround 1200 BC1.00infobox
HamoukarArchaeologistsClemens D. Reichel, McGuire Gibson1.00infobox
HamoukarArea105–300 ha (260–740 acres)1.00infobox
HamoukarBuiltaround 4500 BC1.00infobox
HamoukarExcavation dates1999 to 20101.00infobox
HamoukarLocationSyria1.00infobox
HamoukarRegionAl Hasakah Governorate1.00infobox
Hamoukarrelated to Earliest urban warfareExcavation0.60section
Hamoukarrelated to Earliest urban warfareBC0.60section
Hamoukarrelated to Earliest urban warfareThis0.60section
Hamoukarrelated to Earliest urban warfareNear East0.60section
Hamoukarrelated to Earliest urban warfareSlings0.60section

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