The cities of Qinnasrin and Chalcis from the Bronze Age to the medieval period

The site of Chalcis ad Belum/Qinnasrin lies under the modern village of al‑‘Iss, 25 km south-west of Aleppo. It is located in the foothills of the easternmost part of the calcareous massif of northern Syria, thus in a zone between agricultural areas in the north-west and steppe lands in the south-east. The archaeological research programme at Qinnasrin (Syria) has been implemented since 2003 in collaboration with the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, and the Archaeological Museum...