Late Chalcolithic Occupation at Tell er-Ramadi (Syria)

This paper presents the results of the 2004-2006 salvage operations conducted at Tell er-Ramadi, located along the west bank of the lower Syrian Euphrates River. Ramadi contains well-preserved deposits dating to the 4th millennium BC (Late Chalcolithic or LC period), with the most well-preserved sequence dating to the later part of the LC2 to LC4. During the initial phase of occupation, the site was occupied by northern Mesopotamian groups, followed by the gradual appearance of southern Mesopotamian material culture. This interaction ultimately culminated in both northern and southern groups participating in collective labour feasts, taking place within the context of crop harvest, wool collection and spinning. Algaze (1993) originally classified Ramadi as an Uruk "station", a type of small, isolated Uruk settlement that facilitated movement of goods towards the Uruk heartland. This work helps understand how such stations may have operated on an intraregional level

Ancient history · Archaeology · Bay · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Grave goods · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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