… 2 The rich and heterogeneous mortuary dataset from Umm el-Marra serves as a … third-millennium
BC elite mortuary complex at Umm el-Marra, Syria, 2002 and 2004 excavations…

… Awad (2002), Iyyad Ghanem (2004), Shirin Khidr (2004, 2006, … Bronze Age (third millennium
BC) remains at Umm el-Marra as … level for Umm el-Marra when excavations commenced in …

… from the mid-third millennium through the late second millennium BCE before temporary …
for Umm el-Marra is created in this paper by analyzing bone and teeth from animals excavated …

… is available, with data originating from excavations at Jerablus Tahtani, Tell … Umm el-Marra,
the largest Bronze Age site of the area, occupation began in the earlier third millennium bc …

… BC) in the Early Bronze elite mortuary complex at Umm … 2004 field season, the excavations
at Tell Umm el-Marra in … Age (third millennium BC), the initial period of occupation at Umm …

… Tigris, and the Turkish and Syrian Euphrates. The vast majority … comes from the excavations
at Umm el‐Marra, perhaps … This kingdom remains enigmatic; we know that its elites wrote in …

… mortuary complex of Umm el Marra (fig. 5). Umm el-Marra is an archaeological site located
in Syria … of the royal family (Qaṭna excavations, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen) 86 …

… placed in elite burials, such as the royal tombs located on top of the acropolis of Umm el-Marra. …
events at the end of the third millennium BC is particularly relevant to current concerns …

… grid points used during excavation. The report below lists the … , Umm 00 M-100, meaning
Umm el-Marra excavation season … , Umm 00 P-1, meaning Umm el-Marra excavation season …

… the entire third millennium BC, mainly excavated on the … in the rich mid-third millennium
BC elite burial at Tell Ahmar/… alcoholic beverages during elite-sponsoredbanquets and …