Tell Qaramel
Archeologic Site of Tell Qaramel | |
Aerial view of Tell Qaramel | |
| Location | Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°22′40″N 37°16′30″E / 36.3778°N 37.2751°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 10650 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1999—2011 |
| Archaeologists | Ryszard F. Mazurowski, Youssef Kanjou |
Tell Qaramel (also Tel Qaramel or Tel al-Qaramel, Arabic: تل القرامل) is a tell, or archaeological mound, located in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, 25 km north of Aleppo in the Queiq river basin. The settlement has several circular stone towers dating back to the period between 10,650-9,650 BCE, making them the oldest such structures in the world.