Oldest Megalithic Stone Tower On Earth Predates First Egyptian Pyramid by 8,300 Years

An ancient site located in northern Syria is one of the rare sites which dates to the Younger Dryas period. Located not far from the oldest temple on the planet’s surface, Göbekli Tepe, the site, dubbed Tell Qaramel, is also home to what experts have described as the most ancient megalithic round towers ever discovered on Earth.

In present-day Syria, we find some of the oldest, most fascinating ancient sites on the surface of the planet. The Aleppo Governorate, in particular, is a treasure trove of ancient history. As one of the fourteen provinces of Syria, Aleppo is the most popular in Syria, home to nearly five million people, representing around 23% of the country’s total population.

The area, located not far from the border with Turkey, is of great archaeological importance.

It is there where the remains of one of the oldest cities on the surface of the planet are found; the ancient city of Aleppo is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the surface of the planet.

Not far from the ancient city are the remnants of an archeological site called Tell Qaramel. Adjacent to the Quweiq river that flows to Aleppo, it is located on a fertile valley and an important trade route.

Archaeological excavations have discovered traces of an ancient settlement that existed on the site from around 12,000 years ago, surviving all the way to the Hellenistic period; a period in history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.

Tell Qaramel is home to 5 of the most ancient rounded towers on the surface of the planet. Its inhabitants also constructed two striking shrines (one of which is thought to have also been used as a common house for meetings and gatherings.

3 of the oldest towers at Tell Qaramel date back from around 10,890–9670 BC and were probably served as a cult and assembly place (shrine/common house). Read the free article.