Mureybet
مريبط | |
| Location | Assad Reservoir, Raqqa, Syria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°02′36″N 38°07′43″E / 36.0434°N 38.1287°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Width | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Height | 6 m (20 ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 10,200 BC |
| Abandoned | c. 9500 BC |
| Periods | Natufian, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1964, 1965, 1971-1974 |
| Archaeologists | M. N. van Loon, Jacques Cauvin |
| Condition | flooded by the Assad Reservoir |
| Public access | no |
Mureybet (Arabic: مريبط, romanized: muraybaṭ, lit. 'covered') is a tell, or ancient settlement mound, located on the west bank of the Euphrates in Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria. The site was excavated between 1964 and 1974 and has since disappeared under the rising waters of Lake Assad. Mureybet was occupied between 10,200 and 8000 BC and is the eponymous type site for the Mureybetian culture, a subdivision of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA). In its early stages, Mureybet was a small village occupied by hunter-gatherers. Hunting was important and crops were first gathered and later cultivated, but they remained wild. During its final stages, domesticated animals were also present at the site.