QERMEZ
DERE
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Qermez
Dere's Location in Iraq
Location
: Tal Afar, Iraq
Coordinates : 36°31' N 42°50' E
Qermez
Dere is an early Neolithic settlement in the northwestern edges
of Tal Afar in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. This Archaeological site
was discovered in the 1980s during a rescue operation. It covers
an area of about 100 metres (330 ft) x 60 metres (200 ft) and forms
a 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall tell. The buildings were made of primitive
Mudbricks, which is not a perennial material, and are mostly destroyed,
however archaeologists have excavated a one-room structure in good
shape. The room's corners are rounded, showing the care that went
into its construction. Also vestiges of non-structural clay columns
have been found, suggesting primitive instances of furniture.
Radiocarbon
dating has estimated that Qermez Dere was built between c. 8500
BC and 7900 BC.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Qermez_Dere