La présence phénicienne en Syrie du Nord à l’Âge du Fer, 1000-500 av. J.C
  This study investigates the Phoenician presence in North of Syria only during the first half of the Iron Age, i.e between 1000 and 500 BC. It is based on the analysis of literary and archaeological data of the coastal region, al Mina, Ras el Bassit, Tell Kazel, Tell Souka and Amrit.  After a presentation of the cultural characteristics of the Phoenician civilization, I turn to the analysis of these sites. The data that can prove a Phoenician presence in the region are many and I find that the Phoenicians constituted a significant minority of the population of these sites, like the Greeks or Cypriots, and the majority being of Syrian origin. But in some cases, particularly at sites near major Phoenician capitals, it is not impossible that they were the majority.   The study also illustrates the importance of the cities of North Syria in trade and cultural exchanges with other cultures of South-Eastern Mediterranean, including those of Greece, Cyprus, Cilicia and of inland Syrian.
Phoenicians Archeology Syria Northern Syria Iron Age Ras el Bassit Ras el Bassit Amrit Amrit Tell Kazel Tell Kazel Al Mina Al Mina