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Amrit
Tal al kazal
The natural site of
Tal Kazal area between Lebanon mountains and Lattakia mountains ,
penetrated by the great river, Al-Abrash river ,
hill ) – south of Homs . It controls the crossing ways and the
borders area.The control mission was so hard for the far central
government and Somor had to catch the chance in order to play a major
role and have the commercial utility benefiting from its site like any
local country .
It seems that the tumular country of this area was the site of Amoro
Kingdom , and this is known from the royalist chancery of Al-Amarnah –
Egypt . The Hittite chancery in bogazkoy ( The Anatole ) , and in
Uagrite chancery between the two empires (The Egyptian and Hittite ) .
The activities of Amoro kings were so important , for instance , we
read in Al-Amarnah hill letter ( No . 101 ) , that Pharaoh Amonophis
the 3rd addressed Amoro Abid – Ashirta , the Amorite
sagamore , to assign him the mission of protecting the interests in
Syria . Probably , the later had the chance to enlarge his regions ,
political , and economical weight from Somor to Byblos gates . His son
Aziro had followed the same policy. He became more and more
independent , enlarged his regions and power , outnumbered his raids
and allieds from Ugarite to Saidoun along the coast , also inside the
country , and had destroyed the unaligned city of Somor before his
surrender to Shobilolima, the Great Hittite tyrant .
And when the Pharaoh of Egypt asked him to rebuild it , Aziro promised
to do that in a year , but the pressure of the enemies on him was so
hard . This Kingdom moved to authority of the Hittite empire about /
1350 / B.C. till its end about / 1200 / B.C .
Somor had reached it utmost abilities in the political and economical
development through its fleet , overseas relations , or using new area
of woody hill for agriculture . By doing this , it made a new way .
Consequently , this helped to double the relations with the internal
Syrian cities . So , it was really the major site in the area even
before the appearance of the Modern Egyptian Kingdom . By its fall , a
new division happened in its contestant area. So, the sea- lanes
became under the authority of Arwad , and the caravans' ways in Amoro
hands . And it had a little importance during the AsSyrian era ,
flourished during the Persian era , became subject to Arwad when
Alexandar came , had a civilizational level during the Hellenistic era
, declined during the Roman era,and became a military station for
watching without any important buildings . It was eradicated Just as a
lot of the distributed ports along the Phoenician coast such as Arwad
, Carna and Maratos . The small towns vanished on the behalf of the
big cities . Consequently , Tartous city came into existence.
Archaeological digs were done at Tal Kazal in / 1956 / by Mr. Donan
jointly with the General Office of Ruins and Musuems ( Prof. Nasseb
Salibi ) .
Immediately , the Hellenistic layer appeared with its fictile
fractions , then the Iron Age with fictile vessels,then the Modern
Bronze layer . And fictile fractions decorated by black and red linear
decorations ,appeared.The appearance of the fractions,the Phoenician
and Cyperian vessels , fractions of priest' head from the Presian era
, the ( 1st and 2nd ) Iron age , a the Mid
Bronze , and a part of the wall ,had proceeded .
The inhabitants quitted the hill to the next village that carries its
name . The digs were resumed in / 1985 / by a co-expedition of the
General Office of Ruins and Musuems and the American University .The
successive results yielded good groups of ruins , which go back to
different times / Egyptian – Presian / , Phoenician letters ( 2 pcs )
, a silver coin , and number of Bronze coins . Also , it yielded the
wall , whose history might be defined by strate-graphy , that is
connected to the inner side of the hill , parts of fictile statues
which represent priest's head of different from , and go back to the
Iron Age / 7 – 9 / century B.C , fictile vessels from the Bronze Age /
14 / century B.C , and land marks of a palace from the / 11 / century
B.C . whose walls are built of sandstones and adobe , covered by daub
, then by sea shells , and this is a unique phenomena which appears
for the first time in the area . Also , fictile cups and colored
incense vessels, which were found , were used in the temples , and
they are from the / 13 – 14 / century B.C . This refers that there was
a temple . The remains of its walls , also , are pixed by huge
sandstones , and of a paved surface which indicates the existence of
an important building . The future digs will uncover these land marks
,reveal them clearly , and show the history of this area and its
contribution in the chain of the human rise and development .
The reference books :
- Archaeological digs seasons : Dr. Laila Badr .
- The Study of
Homs gap : Talman .
- The study of
Homs gap : Jan Sabon .
- The archaeological annuals : Vol . 36 – 37 .
It is one of the biggest hill in the area , which forms a joint among
the archaeological hills / Araka – Al jamous …. / . And over topped by
Hellenistic parts , and some Roman and Hellenistic coins .
Tal Basis
It is one of the biggest hill in the area , which forms a joint among
the archaeological hills / Araka – Al jamous …. / . And over topped by
Hellenistic parts , and some Roman and Hellenistic coins .
Dr. Talman made some digs in / 1987 / , making use of a water well /
digged in 1985 / . His work was in the / 2 – 3 – 4 / old Bronze layers
.
And he got a collection of good ficitile parts which are kept in
Tartous museum . Also , he found buildings' bases , a wall , and a
ground of daub . He reached the Neo-Lithic layer , and this is an
important civilizational discovery of the area . Wide digs are awaited
to uncover the history of this area and its contribution to the
humanity .
- / 29 – 29,8 m / level goes back to the end of 15th
century and the beginning of the 14th century B.C .
- / 29.8 – 32.4 m / the house from the 3rd Old Bronze .
- / 32.4 – 35.7 m / 4th Old Bronze levels .
- / 35.7 – 36.2 m / 1st mid Bronze .
- / 36.2 – 37 m / 2nd Mid Bronze .
The reference books :
The study of Homs
gap – Tal Basis :
Dr
talman
.
The natural site of
Tal Kazal area between Lebanon mountains and Lattakia mountains ,
penetrated by the great river, Al-Abrash river ,
hill ) – south of Homs . It controls the crossing ways and the
borders area.The control mission was so hard for the far central
government and Somor had to catch the chance in order to play a major
role and have the commercial utility benefiting from its site like any
local country .
It seems that the tumular country of this area was the site of Amoro
Kingdom , and this is known from the royalist chancery of Al-Amarnah –
Egypt . The Hittite chancery in bogazkoy ( The Anatole ) , and in
Uagrite chancery between the two empires (The Egyptian and Hittite ) .
The activities of Amoro kings were so important , for instance , we
read in Al-Amarnah hill letter ( No . 101 ) , that Pharaoh Amonophis
the 3rd addressed Amoro Abid – Ashirta , the Amorite
sagamore , to assign him the mission of protecting the interests in
Syria . Probably , the later had the chance to enlarge his regions ,
political , and economical weight from Somor to Byblos gates . His son
Aziro had followed the same policy. He became more and more
independent , enlarged his regions and power , outnumbered his raids
and allieds from Ugarite to Saidoun along the coast , also inside the
country , and had destroyed the unaligned city of Somor before his
surrender to Shobilolima, the Great Hittite tyrant .
And when the Pharaoh of Egypt asked him to rebuild it , Aziro promised
to do that in a year , but the pressure of the enemies on him was so
hard . This Kingdom moved to authority of the Hittite empire about /
1350 / B.C. till its end about / 1200 / B.C .
Somor had reached it utmost abilities in the political and economical
development through its fleet , overseas relations , or using new area
of woody hill for agriculture . By doing this , it made a new way .
Consequently , this helped to double the relations with the internal
Syrian cities . So , it was really the major site in the area even
before the appearance of the Modern Egyptian Kingdom . By its fall , a
new division happened in its contestant area. So, the sea- lanes
became under the authority of Arwad , and the caravans' ways in Amoro
hands . And it had a little importance during the AsSyrian era ,
flourished during the Persian era , became subject to Arwad when
Alexandar came , had a civilizational level during the Hellenistic era
, declined during the Roman era,and became a military station for
watching without any important buildings . It was eradicated Just as a
lot of the distributed ports along the Phoenician coast such as Arwad
, Carna and Maratos . The small towns vanished on the behalf of the
big cities . Consequently , Tartous city came into existence.
Archaeological digs were done at Tal Kazal in / 1956 / by Mr. Donan
jointly with the General Office of Ruins and Musuems ( Prof. Nasseb
Salibi ) .
Immediately , the Hellenistic layer appeared with its fictile
fractions , then the Iron Age with fictile vessels,then the Modern
Bronze layer . And fictile fractions decorated by black and red linear
decorations ,appeared.The appearance of the fractions,the Phoenician
and Cyperian vessels , fractions of priest' head from the Presian era
, the ( 1st and 2nd ) Iron age , a the Mid
Bronze , and a part of the wall ,had proceeded .
The inhabitants quitted the hill to the next village that carries its
name . The digs were resumed in / 1985 / by a co-expedition of the
General Office of Ruins and Musuems and the American University .The
successive results yielded good groups of ruins , which go back to
different times / Egyptian – Presian / , Phoenician letters ( 2 pcs )
, a silver coin , and number of Bronze coins . Also , it yielded the
wall , whose history might be defined by strate-graphy , that is
connected to the inner side of the hill , parts of fictile statues
which represent priest's head of different from , and go back to the
Iron Age / 7 – 9 / century B.C , fictile vessels from the Bronze Age /
14 / century B.C , and land marks of a palace from the / 11 / century
B.C . whose walls are built of sandstones and adobe , covered by daub
, then by sea shells , and this is a unique phenomena which appears
for the first time in the area . Also , fictile cups and colored
incense vessels, which were found , were used in the temples , and
they are from the / 13 – 14 / century B.C . This refers that there was
a temple . The remains of its walls , also , are pixed by huge
sandstones , and of a paved surface which indicates the existence of
an important building . The future digs will uncover these land marks
,reveal them clearly , and show the history of this area and its
contribution in the chain of the human rise and development .
The reference books :
- Archaeological digs seasons : Dr. Laila Badr .
- The Study of
Homs gap : Talman .
- The study of
Homs gap : Jan Sabon .
- The archaeological annuals : Vol . 36 – 37 .
It is one of the biggest hill in the area , which forms a joint among
the archaeological hills / Araka – Al jamous …. / . And over topped by
Hellenistic parts , and some Roman and Hellenistic coins .
Tal Basis
It is one of the biggest hill in the area , which forms a joint among
the archaeological hills / Araka – Al jamous …. / . And over topped by
Hellenistic parts , and some Roman and Hellenistic coins .
Dr. Talman made some digs in / 1987 / , making use of a water well /
digged in 1985 / . His work was in the / 2 – 3 – 4 / old Bronze layers
.
And he got a collection of good ficitile parts which are kept in
Tartous museum . Also , he found buildings' bases , a wall , and a
ground of daub . He reached the Neo-Lithic layer , and this is an
important civilizational discovery of the area . Wide digs are awaited
to uncover the history of this area and its contribution to the
humanity .
- / 29 – 29,8 m / level goes back to the end of 15th
century and the beginning of the 14th century B.C .
- / 29.8 – 32.4 m / the house from the 3rd Old Bronze .
- / 32.4 – 35.7 m / 4th Old Bronze levels .
- / 35.7 – 36.2 m / 1st mid Bronze .
- / 36.2 – 37 m / 2nd Mid Bronze .
The reference books :
The study of Homs
gap – Tal Basis :
Dr
talman
.
The natural site of
Tal Kazal area between Lebanon mountains and Lattakia mountains ,
penetrated by the great river, Al-Abrash river ,
hill ) – south of Homs . It controls the crossing ways and the
borders area.The control mission was so hard for the far central
government and Somor had to catch the chance in order to play a major
role and have the commercial utility benefiting from its site like any
local country .
It seems that the tumular country of this area was the site of Amoro
Kingdom , and this is known from the royalist chancery of Al-Amarnah –
Egypt . The Hittite chancery in bogazkoy ( The Anatole ) , and in
Uagrite chancery between the two empires (The Egyptian and Hittite ) .
The activities of Amoro kings were so important , for instance , we
read in Al-Amarnah hill letter ( No . 101 ) , that Pharaoh Amonophis
the 3rd addressed Amoro Abid – Ashirta , the Amorite
sagamore , to assign him the mission of protecting the interests in
Syria . Probably , the later had the chance to enlarge his regions ,
political , and economical weight from Somor to Byblos gates . His son
Aziro had followed the same policy. He became more and more
independent , enlarged his regions and power , outnumbered his raids
and allieds from Ugarite to Saidoun along the coast , also inside the
country , and had destroyed the unaligned city of Somor before his
surrender to Shobilolima, the Great Hittite tyrant .
And when the Pharaoh of Egypt asked him to rebuild it , Aziro promised
to do that in a year , but the pressure of the enemies on him was so
hard . This Kingdom moved to authority of the Hittite empire about /
1350 / B.C. till its end about / 1200 / B.C .
Somor had reached it utmost abilities in the political and economical
development through its fleet , overseas relations , or using new area
of woody hill for agriculture . By doing this , it made a new way .
Consequently , this helped to double the relations with the internal
Syrian cities . So , it was really the major site in the area even
before the appearance of the Modern Egyptian Kingdom . By its fall , a
new division happened in its contestant area. So, the sea- lanes
became under the authority of Arwad , and the caravans' ways in Amoro
hands . And it had a little importance during the AsSyrian era ,
flourished during the Persian era , became subject to Arwad when
Alexandar came , had a civilizational level during the Hellenistic era
, declined during the Roman era,and became a military station for
watching without any important buildings . It was eradicated Just as a
lot of the distributed ports along the Phoenician coast such as Arwad
, Carna and Maratos . The small towns vanished on the behalf of the
big cities . Consequently , Tartous city came into existence.
Archaeological digs were done at Tal Kazal in / 1956 / by Mr. Donan
jointly with the General Office of Ruins and Musuems ( Prof. Nasseb
Salibi ) .
Immediately , the Hellenistic layer appeared with its fictile
fractions , then the Iron Age with fictile vessels,then the Modern
Bronze layer . And fictile fractions decorated by black and red linear
decorations ,appeared.The appearance of the fractions,the Phoenician
and Cyperian vessels , fractions of priest' head from the Presian era
, the ( 1st and 2nd ) Iron age , a the Mid
Bronze , and a part of the wall ,had proceeded .
The inhabitants quitted the hill to the next village that carries its
name . The digs were resumed in / 1985 / by a co-expedition of the
General Office of Ruins and Musuems and the American University .The
successive results yielded good groups of ruins , which go back to
different times / Egyptian – Presian / , Phoenician letters ( 2 pcs )
, a silver coin , and number of Bronze coins . Also , it yielded the
wall , whose history might be defined by strate-graphy , that is
connected to the inner side of the hill , parts of fictile statues
which represent priest's head of different from , and go back to the
Iron Age / 7 – 9 / century B.C , fictile vessels from the Bronze Age /
14 / century B.C , and land marks of a palace from the / 11 / century
B.C . whose walls are built of sandstones and adobe , covered by daub
, then by sea shells , and this is a unique phenomena which appears
for the first time in the area . Also , fictile cups and colored
incense vessels, which were found , were used in the temples , and
they are from the / 13 – 14 / century B.C . This refers that there was
a temple . The remains of its walls , also , are pixed by huge
sandstones , and of a paved surface which indicates the existence of
an important building . The future digs will uncover these land marks
,reveal them clearly , and show the history of this area and its
contribution in the chain of the human rise and development .
The reference books :
- Archaeological digs seasons : Dr. Laila Badr .
- The Study of
Homs gap : Talman .
- The study of
Homs gap : Jan Sabon .
- The archaeological annuals : Vol . 36 – 37 .
It is one of the biggest hill in the area , which forms a joint among
the archaeological hills / Araka – Al jamous …. / . And over topped by
Hellenistic parts , and some Roman and Hellenistic coins .
Tal Basis
It is one of the biggest hill in the area , which forms a joint among
the archaeological hills / Araka – Al jamous …. / . And over topped by
Hellenistic parts , and some Roman and Hellenistic coins .
Dr. Talman made some digs in / 1987 / , making use of a water well /
digged in 1985 / . His work was in the / 2 – 3 – 4 / old Bronze layers
.
And he got a collection of good ficitile parts which are kept in
Tartous museum . Also , he found buildings' bases , a wall , and a
ground of daub . He reached the Neo-Lithic layer , and this is an
important civilizational discovery of the area . Wide digs are awaited
to uncover the history of this area and its contribution to the
humanity .
- / 29 – 29,8 m / level goes back to the end of 15th
century and the beginning of the 14th century B.C .
- / 29.8 – 32.4 m / the house from the 3rd Old Bronze .
- / 32.4 – 35.7 m / 4th Old Bronze levels .
- / 35.7 – 36.2 m / 1st mid Bronze .
- / 36.2 – 37 m / 2nd Mid Bronze .
The reference books :
The study of Homs
gap – Tal Basis :
Dr
talman
.
Amrit
1-Art in
Amrit The coins
of Amrit
The Religion
2-Amrit Ruins
The Temple
Amrit Hill The Rock
House
The Mauseleums
3- Azar
Vaults Al-Buzzak Tower Al-Buzzak
Tower Rom Al-Zaha The Port
4-Water
Tunnels
The stone
Wall
Kherbet
Allebneh
The Human
Settlement
5-Tal Kazal
Ramat Al-
Bassah
/
Hamad Land
/Tal
Almontar –
Tabet Alhamam Samerian
Hill
Tal Leha
Amrit
Art in Amrit
Azar Vaults
Amrit Ruins
Tal al kazal
Water Tunnels
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