Alternative name | Shuksi, Suksi |
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Location | near Jableh, Syria |
Region | Canaan |
Coordinates | 35°18′23″N 35°55′20″E / 35.306318°N 35.922203°E |
Type | Tell |
Part of | Town |
Area | 1.9 hectares (200,000 sq ft) |
History | |
Material | Clay, Limestone |
Abandoned | c. 69 BC |
Periods | Late Bronze Age, Iron Age |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1958–1963 |
Archaeologists | P.J. Riis |
Condition | Ruins |
Management | Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums |
Public access | Yes |
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.