Tell Banat
Tell Banat (also known as the White Monument) is a tell in northern Syria which dates back to the 3rd millennium BC in the Early Bronze Age, and is currently flooded by the Lake Assad following the construction of the Tishrin Dam.[1] It is considered the world's earliest known war memorial, which appears to have involved the systematic burial of fighters from a state army.[2]
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| Location | Syria |
|---|---|
| Region | Aleppo Governorate |
| Coordinates | 36°27′N 38°17′E |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1988–1999 |
| Archaeologists | Anne Porter (University of Toronto) |
History
Tell Banat North (the White Monument) which is part of a larger settlement complex including Tall Bazi, was excavated in 1988–1999 by the University of Toronto. The artifacts and burials in the mound were dated back to around 2450 B.C.[3]
References
- "Archaeologists Propose 4,500-Year-Old Burial Mound Was World's First Military Memorial". Smithsonian Magazine. 21 June 2021.
- "Site in Syria could be world's oldest war memorial, study finds". The Guardian. 27 May 2021.
- Porter, Anne; McClellan, Thomas; Wilhelm, Susanne; Weber, Jill; Baldwin, Alexandra; Colley, Jean; Enriquez, Brittany; Jahrles, Meagan; Lanois, Bridget; Malinov, Vladislav; Ragavan, Sumedh; Robins, Alexandra; Safi, Zarhuna (2021). ""Their corpses will reach the base of heaven": a third-millennium BC war memorial in northern Mesopotamia?". 95 (382). Cambridge University Press: 900–918. doi:10.15184/aqy.2021.58.
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