Location | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
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Coordinates | 36°31′0.01″N 42°49′59.99″E / 36.5166694°N 42.8333306°E |
Type | archaeological site, tell |
Length | 100 metre |
Width | 60 metre |
Height | 2 metre |
History | |
Periods | Pre-Pottery Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1987; 1989; 1990 |
Archaeologists | Trevor Watkins |
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. [1] 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. [2] [3] Also vestiges of non-structural clay columns have been found, suggesting primitive instances of furniture. [4]
Radiocarbon dating has estimated that Qermez Dere was built between c. 8500 BC and 7900 BC.
Location | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
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Coordinates | 36°31′0.01″N 42°49′59.99″E / 36.5166694°N 42.8333306°E |
Type | archaeological site, tell |
Length | 100 metre |
Width | 60 metre |
Height | 2 metre |
History | |
Periods | Pre-Pottery Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1987; 1989; 1990 |
Archaeologists | Trevor Watkins |
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. [1] 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. [2] [3] Also vestiges of non-structural clay columns have been found, suggesting primitive instances of furniture. [4]
Radiocarbon dating has estimated that Qermez Dere was built between c. 8500 BC and 7900 BC.