Russian Excavations in Sinjar Region, Northern Iraq

Section: Research Paper
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Volume 6 Issue 1
Pages
93-114

Abstract

Abstract:


Russian excavations have played an important role during the sixties in discovering Hassuna civilization in the north of Mesopotamia, which helped to study and enrich our knowledge of different types of settlement in the most ancient agricultural site in the north-west of Mesopotamia.


The excavation mission had chosen the series of Yarem tappel hill as site for excavation which came with great results. It discovered remains of buildings known later as the "Tholoi" in addition to many other discoveries. This paper sheds light on these excavations and shows the results reached.


Keywords:

Russian excavations, Sinjar, Hassuna civilization, Mesopotamia, Yarem-tappe ،Tholoui

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Authors

Mohammed Kamil Rokan
Jumaa Hareez Al-Taie

Identifiers

DOI: 10.33899/athar.2021.169569

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