Tell Begum
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The site] consists of a steep conical Upper Mound about 9 meters high and an elongated Lower Mound. |
The site] consists of a steep conical Upper Mound about 9 meters high and an elongated Lower Mound. |
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Overall the site covers an area of hectares. The site was first investigated in 1960 by a team of Iraqi archaeologists led by Muhammed Ali Mustafa, prompted by dam construction Work consisted of a step trench on the Upper Mound and a [[sondage]] on |
Overall the site covers an area of hectares. The site was first investigated in 1960 by a team of Iraqi archaeologists led by Muhammed Ali Mustafa, prompted by dam construction Work consisted of a step trench on the Upper Mound and a [[sondage]] on |
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the Lower Mound. Results of the excavation were not published.Hijara, I., "The Halaf Period in Northern Mesopotamia", London: NABU Publications, 1997 In 2013, a new excavation was carried out by archaeologists from [[Leiden University]]. This project restudied the older excavations and also conducted limited new excavations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/research-projects/archaeology/shahrizor-survey-project|title=Shahrizor Survey Project|website=Leiden University|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-29}} In 2022 excavations were conducted by the [[Freie Universität Berlin]]. Finds included [[beveled rim bowl]]s, diagnostic pottery of the Uruk period.[https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F6BF46765B1D5391A1C8F7A311F55D3B/S0021088924000159a.pdf/div-class-title-gird-i-begum-report-on-the-2022-excavations-div.pdf]Pollock, Susan, et al., "GIRD-I BEGUM–REPORT ON THE 2022 EXCAVATIONS", Iraq 86, pp. 319-355, 2024 |
the Lower Mound. Results of the excavation were not published.Hijara, I., "The Halaf Period in Northern Mesopotamia", London: NABU Publications, 1997 In 2013, a new excavation was carried out by archaeologists from [[Leiden University]]. This project restudied the older excavations and also conducted limited new excavations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/research-projects/archaeology/shahrizor-survey-project|title=Shahrizor Survey Project|website=Leiden University|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-29}} Three charcoal samples were collected from the Halaf layer (2.2–3.2 meters below the surface, Lower Town) and produced radiocarbon dates (calibration - INTCAL20) of 5481–5329 BC, 5387–5215 BC, and 5479–5307 BC.Odaka, T., et al., "From the 7th to the 6th Millennium BC in Iraqi Kurdistan: A Local Ceramic Horizon in the |
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Shahrizor Plain", Paléorient 45(2), pp. 67–83, 2019Odaka, Takahiro, and Olivier Nieuwenhuyse, "Halaf pottery in the east end: Insights from Tell Begum, Iraqi Kurdistan", Orient 57, pp. 113-124, 2022 In 2022 excavations were conducted by the [[Freie Universität Berlin]]. Finds included [[beveled rim bowl]]s, diagnostic pottery of the Uruk period.[https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F6BF46765B1D5391A1C8F7A311F55D3B/S0021088924000159a.pdf/div-class-title-gird-i-begum-report-on-the-2022-excavations-div.pdf]Pollock, Susan, et al., "GIRD-I BEGUM–REPORT ON THE 2022 EXCAVATIONS", Iraq 86, pp. 319-355, 2024 |
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==History== |
==History== |
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