# Canonical recap data for Tell Aswad Tower Defense Constructed (9650)
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slug: tell-aswad-tower
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9650/tell-aswad-tower"
title: Tell Aswad Tower Defense Constructed
subtitle: One of the earliest known defensive structures in the world, with evidence of organized conflict and community coordination for collective defense.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9650-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9650
decade: 9650
country:
name: Syria
slug: syria
summaryShort: Tell Aswad, Su-uk-su or Shuksa, is a large prehistoric, Neolithic tell, about 5 hectares (540,000 ft2) in size, located around 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Damascus in Syria, on a tributary of the Barada River at the eastern end of the village of Jdeidet el Khass.
summaryLong: Tell Aswad, Su-uk-su or Shuksa, is a large prehistoric, Neolithic tell, about 5 hectares (540,000 ft2) in size, located around 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Damascus in Syria, on a tributary of the Barada River at the eastern end of the village of Jdeidet el Khass.
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heroImageCredit: scholty1970 on Pixabay
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Aswad"
  title: Tell Aswad
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: Tell Aswad, Su-uk-su or Shuksa, is a large prehistoric, Neolithic tell, about 5 hectares (540,000 ft2) in size, located around 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Damasc
wikidataQid: Q826532
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618003112/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Aswad"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: Tell Aswad
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Aswad"
