TELL
MAGHZALIYAH
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The
spread of the Hassuna culture in the Near East
Tell
Maghzaliyah (Tell Maghzalia) is a prehistoric aceramic Mesolithic
and Neolithic site located approximately 7.5 km northwest of Yarim
Tepe, with which it shows some similarities. Tell Maghzaliyah shows
the development of pre-Hassuna culture. There are also numerous
connections to the Jarmo culture going back to 7000 BCE.
Location
:
The site is situated near the Abra River, a tributary of the Habur
River, which eventually drains into the Euphrates River. The site
was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s by Soviet archeologists, most
notably N.O. Bader. Its discovery was recorded in the spring of
1977.
The
site is approximately 4500 square meters in area, and the depth
of deposit is approximately 8 meters.
The
original village housed approximately 150 people. It was more suited
to hunting and gathering, than to long-standing agriculture. Archeological
evidence includes flint flakes and debitage, along with evidence
of semi-permanent settlement, including houses and utilitarian structures.
Permanent settlement remains indicate pisé walls and stone
foundations. The clay used for construction was apparently imported
from other locations, as the primary natural stratigraphy is limestone
loam.
The
excavators estimated a total of 15 building levels at the site,
each with an average thickness of 50–60 cm. The assemblage
suggests a tightly packed settlement, occupied continuously over
its existence.
Early
metallurgy :
A hammered copper ‘awl’ (or a chisel) was found on the
floor of one of the houses.
Other
early sites with metal are also Ali Kosh in lowland Iran, and Tol-e
Nurabad and Tepe Sialk in the Iranian Zagros Mountains. Also in
the Iranian Zagros, near Marvdasht, are located the sites of Tall-i
Mushki, and Tall-i Jari showing evidence of early metallurgy. All
these settlements date to the late 7th/early 6th millennia BC.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Tell_Maghzaliyah