Tell Sukas

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Tell Sukas
Late Bronze Age, Iron Age
Site notes
Excavation dates1958–1963
ArchaeologistsP.J. Riis
ConditionRuins
ManagementDirectorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
Public accessYes

Tell Sukas (also "Teil Sukäs") (possibly ancient Shuksi or Suksi) is a

Late Bronze Age archaeological mound on the Eastern Mediterranean coast about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Jableh, Syria
.

Overview

Tell Sukas was located at the center of the fertile plain of Jableh on a hill with access to two natural harbors.

Crusaders.[2]

Excavation

The site was excavated in 1958–1963 by the Danish Carlsberg Expedition to Phoenicia under P.J. Riis. Excavations uncovered an early Iron Age cemetery south of the tell which was dated to between the 13th and 10th century BC. Excavations also uncovered a large seventh-century Phoenician temple. The abundance of Greek pottery and the discovery of Greek burial grounds suggest that the city became a permanent Hellenic outpost by 600 BC.[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Aubet, 2001, p. 63
  2. ^ a b Fischer-Hansen, 1991, p. 44
  3. ^ a b Bromiley, 1995, p. 272
  4. ^ Drews, 1995, p. 14
  5. ISBN 9783525530047
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  6. ^ Horden; Purcell, 2000, p. 404
  7. ^ Tuplin, 1996, p. 36

Bibliography

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