Tell Sukas

Tell Sukas
Tell Sukas is located in Syria
Tell Sukas
Shown within Syria
Alternative nameShuksi, Suksi
Locationnear Jableh, Syria
RegionCanaan
Coordinates35°18′23″N 35°55′20″E / 35.306318°N 35.922203°E / 35.306318; 35.922203
TypeTell
Part ofTown
Area1.9 hectares (200,000 sq ft)
History
MaterialClay, Limestone
Abandonedc. 69 BC
PeriodsLate Bronze Age, Iron Age
Site notes
Excavation dates1958–1963
ArchaeologistsP.J. Riis
ConditionRuins
ManagementDirectorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
Public accessYes

Tell Sukas (also "Teil Sukäs") (possibly ancient Shuksi or Suksi) is a Late Bronze Age archaeological mound on the Eastern Mediterranean coast about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Jableh, Syria.