Tell Zeidan

Tell Zeidan
Shown within Syria
Tell Zeidan (Near East)
LocationAl-Raqqah Governorate, Syria
Coordinates35°57′N 39°4′E / 35.950°N 39.067°E / 35.950; 39.067
Typetell, archaeological site
Length600 metre
Width200 metre
Area12.5 hectare
Height15 metre
History
PeriodsNeolithic, Ubaid period, Halaf culture, Late Chalcolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates2008; 2009
ArchaeologistsAnas al-Khabour, Muhammad Sarhan, Gil Stein

Tell Zeidan is an archaeological site of the Ubaid culture in northern Syria, dates from between 6000 and 4000 BC. The dig consists of three large mounds on the east bank of the Balikh River, slightly north of its confluence with the Euphrates River, and is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the modern Syrian city of Raqqa (or Raqqa). This site is included within the historical region known as Mesopotamia and the Tigris-Euphrates river system, often called the Cradle of Civilization.