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Tell Judaidah (Tell al-Judaidah, Tell Judeideh) is an archaeological site in south-eastern Turkey, in the province of Hatay. It is one of the largest excavated ancient sites in the Amuq valley, in the plain of Antioch. Settlement at this site ranges from the Neolithic (6000 BC) through the Byzantine Period. ==Excavations== The first excavations at Tell Judaidah began in the 1930s, conducted by the American archaeologist James Breasted of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.〔K. Aslihan Yener, ''The Amuq Valley Regional Project 1995-98'', American Journal of Archeology, v. 104, #2, 2000, p. 163.〕 Excavations were continued by Robert Braidwood, and revealed the existence of human settlements in the Amuk valley in the Neolithic period as early as 6,000 BC. Rich discoveries of pottery helped to establish the sequence of successive ceramic shapes in the areas of the Eastern Mediterranean.〔Simone Mantellini, ''Regional approach and archaeological survey in Norther Syria. An overview'', in: ''Ebla and its landscape. Early state formation in the ancient Near East'', Paolo Matthiae i Nicolo Marchetti, eds. 2013, p. 240.〕 Archaeological discoveries at Tell Judaidah included crucibles with tin rich copper encrustations, indicating a very early use of advanced metallurgical techniques around 4500 BC, including the use of metal alloys.〔Nancy H. Demand, ''The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History'', 2011.〕 Excavations in 1995 revealed the remains of a thick (1.5 m) wall of mud bricks on stone foundations, dating to the fourth millennium BC. Very early bronze statuettes were discovered here dating to the period of 3400-2750 BC. These are known as 'Amuq G figurines'. 'Wheel-made Plain Simple Ware' was also discovered dating to the same Amuq G period.〔(Excavations at Tell Judaidah, Winter 1996 ) The Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tell Judaidah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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