Tell Marj

Tell al-Marj is a prehistoric, Neolithic Tell, about 5 hectares (540,000 sq ft) in size, located between Krak des Chevaliers and Homs, near the village of Tell es Safa in Syria.

[1] The site was discovered in 2006 through surface finds by a combined project that commenced in 2004 as a partnership of the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory, Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums in Syria, the Mila and Fontanals Institution of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (Barcelona) and the International Institute for Prehistoric Research in the University of Cantabria (Santander).

Level 1 contained sediments composed of sands and dark clay with a large amount of organic material suggesting agriculture.

Some sherds show incised lines and had strong parallels to other neolithic sites on the Levantine coast such as Ras Shamra and Byblos.

Personal decoration was limited to a single blue stone with a thin central perforation and two incisions measuring 6mm long.