The excavation in 2007

The preparations for the 2007 season of excavation at Tell Sabi Abyad in Syria are in full swing. In the past, the fieldwork took always place in late summer (August-October) but from 2007 onwards it will take place in early summer (late April till early July). The campaign in 2007 will last from April 21 till July 1. The team is complete and consists of 30 persons, including archaeologists, specialists in other disciplines, and students. They come from various countries: the Netherlands, Syria, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Japan, England and France.

The emphasis of our research in 2007 will be on the settlement remains dating at the end of the seventh millennium, ca. 6200-6100 BC (Late Neolithic). On the basis of the earlier fieldwork we expect excellently preserved architecture of this period, as well as a Neolithic burial field.