ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an overview of the main discoveries at archaeological sites included within the Eblaite chora in order to define the status quo of stratified data for the third millennium BC, particularly in terms of material culture, so that they can be integrated with the data from the regional surveys. It proposes a synthetic presentation of the main features of the excavated sites in the area encircling the chora of Ebla, and considers the geographical extension of the cultural and ceramic horizons and their relation with the polities. The chora of Ebla has been defined as a large area spanning 3,000 km2 and encompassing different neighboring ecozones. Tell Mastuma is a tell measuring about 200 m in diameter and 20 m in height. It is located 5 km from the modern city of Idlib, at an elevation of 478 m a. s. l. Ansari is located southwest of the modern city of Aleppo.
