Child Burials from Tell Ahmar (North Syria): A Few Examples from the Early and Middle Bronze Age

This paper explores a few examples of child burials from the Early and Middle Bronze Age from the settlement of Tell Ahmar (North Syria). The examination focuses on the analysis of the tombs from a typological point of view, presenting a description of the burials and an analysis of the funerary offerings. A possible dating of the burials, based on the study of the pottery from the tombs, indicates that some might belong to the transitional phase from the Early and the Middle Bronze Age. If this chronology is correct these tombs represent a proof of occupation of Tell Ahmar during the transitional Early Bronze to Middle Bronze period.