Tell Kazel

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Tell Kazel is an important archaeological site and city-mound in present-day Syria. The site is identified with ancient Ṣumur, capital of Amurru and an Egyptian garrison city in the Late Bronze Age.

It has been suggested that Tell Laka, a small city-mound on the left bank of the Nahr el-Abrash, may have served as the ancient riverine port of Tell Kazel-Ṣumur^[1].

Contents 1 Excavation 2 Notes 3 Bibliography 4 External links

Excavation

Tell Kazel has been the subject of excavation since 1985 by a joint mission of the American University of Beirut and the Brussels MRAH, under the direction of Leila Badre.

Notes

1. ↑ Sapin 1978-1979:175; Sapin, in Elayi 1986-1987:132.

Bibliography

• Badre, Leila [2001], "Beirut and Tell Kazel: Two New Late Bronze Age Temples", in Proceedings of the First International Congress of Near Eastern Archaeology
  • [2003], "Handmade Burnished Ware and Contemporary Imported Pottery from Tell Kazel", in Stampolidis, N.Ch. and Karageorghis, V. (eds), Sea Routes... Interconnections in the Mediterranean 16^th-6^th Centuries BC. Proceedings of the International Symposium held at Rethymnon, Crete, in September 29^th-October 2^nd 2002, Athens, 2003, pp.83-99.
  • [2006], "Tell Kazel-Simyra: A Contribution to a Relative Chronological History in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age", BASOR 343 (2006), pp.65-95.

• Badre, Leila et alii [1990], "Tell Kazel, Syria. Excavations of the AUB Museum 1985-1987 - Preliminary Reports", Berytus 38 (1990), pp.55-86.
  • [1994], "Tell Kazel. Rapport Préliminaire sur les 4^ème-8^ème Campagnes de Fouilles (1988-1992)", Syria 71 (1994), pp.259-359.

• Badre, L., Boileau, M.-C., Jung, R., Mommsen, H. [2005], "The Provenance of Aegean- and Syrian-Type Pottery Found at Tell Kazel (Syria)", Ä&L 15 (2005), pp.15-47.

• Badre, L. and Gubel, E. [1999-2000], "Tell Kazel, Syria. Excavations of the AUB Museum, 1993-1998. Third Preliminary Report", Berytus 44 (1999-2000), pp.123-203.

• Badre, L., Gubel, E., al-Maqdissi, M. and Sader, H. [1990], "Tell Kazel, Syria. Excavations of the AUB Museum, 1985-1987. Preliminary Reports", Berytus 38 (1990), pp.9-124.

• Capet, E. [2003], "Tell Kazel (Syrie). Rapport préliminaire sur les 9^e-17^e campagnes de fouilles (1993-2001) du musée de l'Université américaine de Beyrouth. Chantier II", Berytus 47 (2003), pp.63-121.

• Dunand, Maurice, Bounni, A. and Saliby, N. [1964], "Fouilles de Tell Kazel: Rapport préliminaire", AAAS 14 (1964), pp.3-22.

• Elayi, Josette [1986-1987], "Les importations grecques à Tell Kazel (Symyra) à l'époque perse", AAAS 36-37 (1986-1987), pp.132-135.

• Jung, R. [in press], "Tell Kazel and the Mycenaean Contacts with Amurru (Syria)", in Bietak, M. and Czerny, E. (eds), The Synchronization of Civilisations in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Millennium BC III - Proceedings of the SCIEM 2000 Second Euroconference, Austraian Academy of Sciences, May 28th-June 1st 2003, Vienna, in press, pp.?
  • [in press], "Die mykenische Keramik von Tell Kazel (Syrien)", DM 15.

• Sapin, Jean [1978-1979], "Archäologische und geographische Geländebegehung im Grabenbruch von Homs", AfO 26 (1978-1979), pp.174-176.

• Stieglitz, Robert R. [1990], “The Geopolitics of the Phoenician Littoral in the Early Iron Age”, BASOR 279 (1990), pp.9-12.
  • [1991], “The City of Amurru”, JNES 50.1 (1991), pp.45-48.

External links

• Tell Kazel (Sumur), Syria, 2005 campaign