'En Esur
'En Esur appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Levant (Middle East) from before 3200 to 3000 BCE, a span of more than 200 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.
Fortified proto-city of the Early Bronze Age on the northern Sharon Plain at the Wadi Ara pass, with an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people and a temple with a large stone ritual basin. It was abandoned around 3050 to 3000 BCE and did not revive as an urban center.
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Facts
- Dates
- before 3200 to 3000 BCE
- Duration
- more than 200 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Levant, Middle East
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Sources
The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: 'En Esur.
Events in Middle East during its time
- Early writing appears at Uruk
Neighbours in Middle East
Questions
When did 'En Esur exist?
before 3200 to 3000 BCE, more than 200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was 'En Esur?
Levant, in Middle East.
What language did the people of 'En Esur speak?
It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.