Tell Ghanem al-Ali is a small Early Bronze Age settlements in the Jazira region of Syria, situated on the right bank of the Euphrates River. The site was occupied from 3100–2900 cal BC at the oldest level to 2250–2050 cal BC at the youngest level. The agricultural occupation of its inhabitants depended on the irrigation system to support farming crops and keeping of domestic animals. The settlement was surrounded with mud brick walls.
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