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RECENT RESULTS FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT HELAWA, SOUTHWEST ERBIL PLAIN, IRAQI KURDISTAN AGNESE VACCA - LUCA PEYRONEL - VALENTINA OSELINI Aliawa Aliawa Helawa Helawa https://sketchfab.com/epas https://sketchfab.com/epas https://sketchfab.com/epas 2013 and 2015: Intensive surface collection 2016-2017: Excavation in Areas B and D Systematic and Intensive Surface Collection Excavations 700 600 VII MILLENNIUM BC V MILLENNIUM BC 500 400 300 200 100 0 IV MILLENNIUM BC II MILLENNIUM BC LC 1-2 LC 3 MB II/LB I Peyronel, L. and Vacca, A. 2015, Origini 37: 89-127. Peyronel, L. and Vacca, A. 2015, Origini 37: 89-127. LC 1-2 LC 3 Peyronel, L. and Vacca, A. 2015, Origini 37: 89-127. Ubaid Unknown 13% 21% LU-LC 5% MB-LB 22% LC 1-3 34% Hassuna: 1% CA D Samarra: 1% Halaf: 3% Ubaid: 13% LU-LC: 5% LC 1-3: 34% MB-LB: 22% MB-LB pottery distribution on the surface (%) Area B Area D D1: Phase 2b D3: Phase 2a AREA D 2017 P.86 W.83 L.97 153 157 166 W.89 W.84 Sq. D3 Sq. D1 I.92 2016 L.97 D1: Phase 3 I.91 Sq.D4 W.96 I.93 P.153 L.158 L.152 W.95 L.87 L.99 D3, D4 D3, D4: Phase 2b Phase 2 2016 Grey Ware L a t e K h a b u r 98 Tot: 118 W a 20 r e Area D Helawa PlainW PKW AREA D: Phase 2 (Mitannian I – LB I) Phase 3 (Late MB – LB I) D1: Phase 4b D1: Phase 4c Helawa, Area D Nineveh, Middle and Qalinj Agha, 400 Upper Ninevite 3 Level IV LC2 350 300 250 200 LC3 150 100 50 0 Other Grey Ware Area D – Phases 4.A-B (early LC 3) Filling of P.1: cartridge cases and a pack of Buisness Club cigarettes, produced and traded since 1999 (terminus post quem). LC 2 Area B - Phase 1: Modern Area B - Step Trench (East Section, 2016) L.5 L.6 Area B - Step Trench Particular of W.3 (Ph. 2.B) which leans against W.4 (Ph. 2.C). W.3 From S-E Phase 2.D W.4 Phase 2.C Particular of W.9 (Ph. 2.B) which covers Ph. 2.C layers. From S. W.9 (Phase 2.B) Phase 2.C Phase 2.B Area B - Phase 2 (late LC 2/LC3 transitional) L.5 L.6 Area B - Phase 2.C (late LC 2/LC3 transitional) 50 N=103 N=140 45 40 Closed 35 Shapes 30 26% Open 25 shapes 20 74% 15 10 5 0 Gawra B (late LC2) Wide Flower Pot SW bowls Grey W. bowls PSW bowls (Rothman 2002: 7: l-t) Area B - Phase 2.C: Room L.5 (LC 2 late/LC 3 transitional) Phase 3.C Phase 3.D S.15 S.13 S.29 S.13 S.15 Silos S.15 cutting into silos S.29 2016 Excavations - Phase 3 (early/late LC 2) Atmospheric data from Reimer et al (2013);OxCal v3.10 Bronk Ramsey (2005); cub r:5 sd:12 prob usp[chron] 5600BP LTL17210A : 5289±45BP Northern Dates BC 68.2% probability 5500BP Mesopotamia 4227BC (13.2%) 4200BC 4169BC (37.8%) 4090BC Early Ubaid 5400BP 5300-4800/4500 4080BC (17.2%) 4045BC Late Ubaid 5300BP 95.4% probability 4800/4500–4200 LC 1 4240BC (95.4%) 3989BC LC 2 early 5200BP 4200–3850 LC 2 late 5100BP 3850–3600 LC 3 Radiocarbon Radiocarbon determination 3600–3400 LC 4 5000BP 3400–3100 LC 5 4400CalBC 4200CalBC 4000CalBC 3800CalBC Calibrated date Phase 3 (LC 2) – Silos S.15 S.37 L.30 S.47 L.26 L.49 B.48 L.28 Area B - Phase 4 (early LC 2) Gawra XIA-B to XA Area B - Phase 4: Rooms L.26 and L.30 (early LC 2) L.30 Area B - Phase 5 (LC1/2) LC2 LC1 L.30 Area B - Phase 5 (LC1/2) Phase 5 SU 62 SU 63 W.103 W.102 W.101 SU 63 SU 62 Layer 62 Area B – Phase 6 (Late Ubaid) L.30 Area B – Phase 6 (Late Ubaid) VII MILLENNIUM BC V MILLENNIUM BC IV MILLENNIUM BC II MILLENNIUM BC LC 1-2 LC 3 MB II/LB I Peyronel, L. and Vacca, A. 2015, Origini 37: 89-127. Tepe Gawra (Rothman 2001, 2002) Eski Mosul Dam Salvage Project Nineveh (Gut 1995, (1980-1987) Tell al-Hawa 2002). (North Jezirah Project 1986-1990) Yarim Tepe Telul eth-Thalathat Tepe Gawra Grai Resh Nineveh Tepe Gawra Between the Upper and Lower Zab UZGAR: Upper Greater Zab Archaeological Reconnaissance (Rafał Koliński, University UAM, Poznań) EPAS: Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (Jason Ur, Harvard University) LU LC 1-2 Ur et al. 2013 Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season 1. Iraq 75: 89-117. LC 3-5 Courtesy of J. Ur (EPAS Survey) Late Chalcolithic 1-3 at Helawa Peak of obsidian imports in Southern Mesopotamia (Pollock 2001:181-231). Old Babylonian - Mittanian period at Helawa Old Babylonian - Mittanian period in the Erbil Plain Kurd Qaburstan - Late Bronze Age structures (Schwartz 2017) Gioia Zenoni University IULM of Nicolò Donati Daniele Moscone Maria Perri Valentina Oselini Agnese Vacca Milan University IULM of Sapienza University of University IULM of Milan Sapienza University Sapienza University of Milan Rome of Rome Luca Peyronel Rome University IULM of Milan Special thanks to the General Directorate of Antiquities of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH) in Baghdad. Archaeological research at Helawa has been possible thanks to the support and collaboration of the governorate director and the colleagues of the Erbil Directorate of Antiquities. PRIN 2015 (2017-2019) Progetto PAdAI - Paesaggi Archeologici dell’Antico Iraq Università di Udine Università IULM di Milano Università di Torino Università di Venezia ITABC - CNR .
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