Tell Ramad

Tell Ramad
تل رماد (Arabic)
Location within Syria
33.360178°N 35.948949°E / 33.360178; 35.948949
Type	Tell
Periods	PPNA, PPNB, Neolithic
Location	20 km (12 mi) southwest of Damascus, Syria
Region	Damascus basin
Part of	village
History
Built	c. 10,000–8000 BC
Site notes
Material	clay, limestone
Area	2 hectares (220,000 ft2)
Excavation dates	1963–1973
Archaeologists	Henri de Contenson
Condition	ruins
Management	Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
Public access	Yes

Tell Ramad (Arabic: تل رماد) is a prehistoric, Neolithic tell at the foot of Mount Hermon, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Damascus in Syria. It was inhabited as early as 10,000-8000 BC.