Tell Rad Shaqrah (North Syria) sector F

Abstract

Teil Rad Shaqrah is situated in the valley of the Khabour River about 15 km southeast of Al-Hasake in southeastern Syria. It is a small mound measuring 140 χ 120 χ 8 m (see fig. 1). Explorations of the tell in 1991-1995 were carried out by a team from the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology of Warsaw University. The expedition headed by Prof. Piotr Bieliński was part of an international rescue excavation program necessitated by a dam construction project on the river.