GIRD-I-QALRAKH
Gird-î
Qalrakh is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in the Shahrizor
Plain in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. The archaeological site covers an
area of 3 hectares according to the excavators; a geomagnetic survey
indicated a size of 15 ha. At 26m high, Gird-î Qalrakh has
been described as one of the highest mounds in the Shahrizor Plain.
Excavations have been carried out in 2016, 2017 and 2019 by a team
from the Goethe University Frankfurt. This research showed that
the site has been almost continuously occupied from the third millennium
BC into the Islamic period. Important discoveries include a substantial
stone-built wall from the Neo-Assyrian period, and a well-preserved
loom from the Sassanian period. Together with the numerous seals
that have been discovered, this suggests that textile production
may have been important at Gird-î Qalrakh during this period.
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Gird-î
Qalrakh, September 11, 2016
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Excavatinons
at Gird-i Qalrakh
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Excavatinons
at Gird-i Qalrakh. Shahrizor Plain appears in the background
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Excavatinons
at Gird-i Qalrakh
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Gird-%C3%AE_Qalrakh