Report on Tell al-Imsihli: The 2000 and 2001 Seasons

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Report on Tell al-Imsihli: The 2000 and 2001 Seasons

Hafez, H; Rasheed, QH; Hamza, H; Altaweel, M; (2011) Report on Tell al-Imsihli: The 2000 and 2001 Seasons. In: Miglus, P and Muehl, S, (eds.) Between the Cultures, The Central Tigris Region from the 3rd to the 1st Millennium BC. : Heidelberg, Germany. Green open access

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Abstract

This article summarizes two seasons of excavations at Tell al-Imsihly, a prehistoric site nearly 5 kilometers south of Assur. Archaeological excavations were conducted by Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH) over a period of two seasons starting in April 2000 and ending in late 2001. Iraqi archaeologists working at Assur were put in charge of investigating the site. Due to damage and incursions on the site from plowing and earthmoving activities, the goals of SBAH’s excavations were to obtain an idea of settlement chronology and activity within and just outside of Tell al-Imsihly. In 2006-2007, Dr. Altaweel collaborated with the Iraqi archaeologists who had excavated the site in order to assist in interpreting some of the archaeological data as well as publication of the excavations to a wide audience. Some original items and records from the excavations are not currently available, and perhaps lost, but the archaeological report compiled by Mr. Hamza and written in Arabic remains. In addition, many of the ceramic drawings and excavation photographs have survived. The data presented by the Arabic report are the basis of the presentation to follow, although some additional details have been provided by Altaweel.

Type:	Proceedings paper
Title:	Report on Tell al-Imsihli: The 2000 and 2001 Seasons
Event:	Between the Cultures: The Central Tigris Region from the 3rd to the 1st Millennium BC Conference
Location:	Heidelberg, Germany
Dates:	January 22nd - 24th, 2009
ISBN:	3927552488
ISBN-13:	9783927552487
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language:	English
Additional information:	© Heidelberger Orientverlag, 2011
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/1329441