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noun

Definition of TELL

: hill, mound; specifically : an ancient mound in the Middle East composed of remains of successive settlements

Origin of TELL

Arabic tall
First Known Use: 1864

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

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