Tell Halula

Tell Halula
349 metres (1,145 ft)
349 metres (1,145 ft)
Location within Near East
349 metres (1,145 ft)
349 metres (1,145 ft)
Location within Syria
36°25′00″N 38°10′00″E / 36.416667°N 38.166667°E / 36.416667; 38.166667
TypeTell
PeriodsPPNB, Neolithic
Location105 km (65 mi) east of Aleppo, Syria
RegionEuphrates
Part ofVillage
History
Builtc. 7750
Abandonedc. 6780 BC
Site notes
Materialbones, flints, pottery, plaster
Length300 metres (980 ft)
Width150 metres (490 ft)
Area8 hectares (860,000 ft2)
Excavation dates1991-
ArchaeologistsMiquel Molist
ConditionRuins
ManagementDirectorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
Public accessYes

Tell Halula is a large, prehistoric, Neolithic tell, about 8 hectares (860,000 ft2) in size, located around 105 kilometres (65 mi) east of Aleppo and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Manbij in the Raqqa Governorate of Syria.