Nieuwenhuyse, O;
Odaka, T;
Kaneda, A;
Mühl, S;
Rasheed, K;
Altaweel, M;
(2016)
Revisiting Tell Begum. A Prehistoric Site in the Shahizor Valley, Iraqi Kurdistan.
IRAQ
, 78
pp. 103-135.
10.1017/irq.2016.7.
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Abstract
Tell Begum was previously explored by Iraqi archaeologists in the 1960s when excavations revealed a multi-period site. Among the key finds were Halaf period remains that are relatively rare in the region of the Shahrizor plain and included polychrome ceramics suggesting a local variation of the Halaf culture. Recent investigations and excavations in 2011 and 2013 revealed a 5 hectare site inhabited during the Halaf, Ubaid, Late Chalcolithic, and medieval periods. The Halaf site may have had an area of about 3 hectares, making it a relatively large settlement for that period, although its full extent is unclear. Offsite work revealed the area to have been well watered in the past, with likely neighbouring regions of woodland and abundant shrubs. The heavy sedimentation in the region has partially obscured archaeological remains, including possibly Tell Begum's lower mound. The site, nevertheless, shows continuity of settlement, indicating relative stability in settlement over long timespans.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Revisiting Tell Begum. A Prehistoric Site in the Shahizor Valley, Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/irq.2016.7 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/irq.2016.7 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Tell Begum, The Shahrizor Plain, Archaeology, Excavations, Halaf Culture |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1508024 |
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