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'''Tell Sukas''' or '''Suksi''' is a Late Bronze Age archaeological mound on the Eastern Mediterranean coast south of [[Jableh]], [[Syria]]. |
'''Tell Sukas''' or '''Suksi''' is a Late Bronze Age archaeological mound on the Eastern Mediterranean coast south of [[Jableh]], [[Syria]]. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Tell Sukas was located at the center of the fertile plain of Jableh on a hill with access to two natural harbors.<ref name="Aubet">Aubet, , p. 63</ref> The site was identified as ancient Suksi which was mentioned in the Ugarit tablets.<ref name="Bromiley">Bromiley, , p. 272</ref> The Bronze Age settlement was probably destroyed along with the capital, Ugarit, during the Bronze Age collapse.<ref>Drews, , p. 14</ref> However, the site was reused shortly thereafter and commercial activity at the Iron Age settlement can be traced again to at least the tenth-century BC.<ref name="Aubet"/> A Phoenician settlement was established in the eighth-century BC<ref>Horden, , p. 404</ref> and the town thrived as a Greek trading outpost between c. 850 BC – c. 550 BC when it was destroyed by the Babylonians.<ref name="Bromiley"/><ref>Tuplin, , p. 36</ref> |
Tell Sukas was located at the center of the fertile plain of Jableh on a hill with access to two natural harbors.<ref name="Aubet">Aubet, , p. 63</ref> The site was identified as ancient Suksi which was mentioned in the Ugarit tablets.<ref name="Bromiley">Bromiley, , p. 272</ref> The Bronze Age settlement was probably destroyed along with the capital, Ugarit, during the Bronze Age collapse.<ref>Drews, , p. 14</ref> However, the site was reused shortly thereafter and commercial activity at the Iron Age settlement can be traced again to at least the tenth-century BC.<ref name="Aubet"/> A Phoenician settlement was established in the eighth-century BC<ref>Horden, , p. 404</ref> and the town thrived as a Greek trading outpost between c. 850 BC – c. 550 BC when it was destroyed by the Babylonians.<ref name="Bromiley"/><ref>Tuplin, , p. 36</ref> |
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==Excavations== |
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==Excavation== |
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The site was excavated between 1958–1963 by the Danish Carlsberg Expedition to Phoenicia under [[P.J. Riis]]. Excavations uncovered an early Iron Age cemetery south of the tell which was dated between the 13th–10th century BC. Excavations also uncovered a large seventh-century Phoenician temple. The abundance of Greek pottery and the discovery of Greek burial grounds suggest that the city became a permanent Hellenic outpost by 600 BC. |
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Revision as of 08:14, 27 January 2012
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| Alternative name | Shuksi, Suksi |
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| Location | near Jableh, Syria |
| Region | Canaan |
| Type | Tell |
| Part of | Town |
| History | |
| Material | Clay, Limestone |
| Abandoned | c. 550 BC |
| Periods | Late Bronze Age, Iron Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1958–1963 |
| Archaeologists | P.J. Riis |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Management | Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Sukas (ancient Shuksi or Suksi) is a Late Bronze Age archaeological mound on the Eastern Mediterranean coast 6 km south of Jableh, Syria.
Overview
Tell Sukas was located at the center of the fertile plain of Jableh on a hill with access to two natural harbors.[1] There is evidence of an earlier Neolithic settlement at the site. The site was identified as ancient Suksi which was mentioned in the Ugarit tablets, and was probably the southernmost port of the Kingdom of Ugarit.[2] The Bronze Age settlement was probably destroyed along with the capital, Ugarit, during the Bronze Age collapse.[3] However, the site was reused shortly thereafter and commercial activity at the Iron Age settlement can be traced again to at least the tenth-century BC.[1] A Phoenician settlement was established in the eighth-century BC[4] and the town thrived as a Greek trading outpost between c. 850 BC – c. 550 BC when it was destroyed by the Babylonians.[2][5]
Excavation
The site was excavated between 1958–1963 by the Danish Carlsberg Expedition to Phoenicia under P.J. Riis. Excavations uncovered an early Iron Age cemetery south of the tell which was dated between the 13th–10th century BC. Excavations also uncovered a large seventh-century Phoenician temple. The abundance of Greek pottery and the discovery of Greek burial grounds suggest that the city became a permanent Hellenic outpost by 600 BC.