Tell Aswad

33.39955555555636.576638888889Koordinaten: 33 ° 23 ' 58 "N, 36 ° 34' 36" E

Tell Aswad is a prehistoric neolithic mound about 5 kilometers east from the airfield of the Syrian capital Damascus.

The first settlement was made between 9300-8600 BC (late PPNA to early PPNB ). First excavations took place between 2001/2002. The houses were built of clay and fitted with lime plaster. Tools and weapons were made of flint. Obsidian was imported from Anatolia. Basketry, weaving, and custom-made of clay figures have been conducted since the beginning of colonization. The skulls of the dead were modeled with Tongesichtern.