TELL
ARPACHIYAH
![](tellarpachiyah.jpg)
Tell
Arpachiyah shown within Iraq
Alternative
name :
Tepe Reshwa
Location
: Nineveh Province, Iraq
Region
:
Northern Mesopotamia
Coordinates
:
36°22'17 N 43°11'52 E
Type
: tell
Site
notes :
Excavation
dates :1933,
1976
Archaeologists
:
M. Mallowan, J. Cruikshank Rose, I. Hijara
Tell
Arpachiyah (outside modern Mosul in Ninawa Governorate Iraq) is
a prehistoric archaeological site in Nineveh Province (Iraq). It
takes its name from a more recent village located about 4 miles
(6.4 km) from Nineveh. The proper name of the mound on which the
site is located is Tepe Reshwa.
Tepe
Gawra is also a contemporary Neolithic site located in the Mosul
region.
History
of archaeological research :
After being scouted by Reginald Campbell Thompson in 1928, it was
excavated by Max Mallowan and John Cruikshank Rose of the British
School of Archaeology in Iraq, along with Agatha Christie, in 1933.
Additional soundings were conducted in 1976 by a team led by Ismail
Hijara. Several Halaf structures were uncovered, including tholoi
and the "Burnt House". An array of Halaf pottery and sealings
were also found, along with some Ubaid burials.
Tell
Arpachiyah and its environment :
![](640px-Spalony_dom.png)
Burnt
House in Tell Arpachiyah (Halaf culture) 3D reconstruction
Tell Arpachiyah is a small tell, or settlement mound, with a maximum
diameter of 67 metres (220 ft) and a peak height of 5.5 metres (18
ft). The full site has a diameter of around 125 metres (410 ft).
Occupation
history :
The site was occupied in the Halaf and Ubaid periods. It appears
to have been heavily involved in the manufacture of pottery. The
pottery recovered there formed the basis of the internal chronology
of the Halaf period.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Tell_Arpachiyah