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Some problems in the archaeology of Mesopotamia in light of recent research by the Soviet Expedition to Iraqessay 1993 • Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich)
Ceramic Neolithic • Middle East > Middle East
Munchaev summarizes the work of the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences, USSR in northern Iraq from 1969 to 1981. They excavated at several sites that provided information on the culture history of the area from Prepottery Neolithic to Ubai...Yarim Tepe IIessay 1993 • Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich) & Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich)
Halafian • Middle East > Middle East
Merpert and Munchaev describe their excavations at Yarim Tepe II and briefly go over their findings of the Half levels. They describe the architecture (one house in particular was larger than the rest and buried beneath the floor were some items with...Yarim Tepe IIIessay 1993 • Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich) & Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich)
Halafian • Middle East > Middle East
Merpert and Munchaev describe their excavations at Yarim Tepe III; their findings are discussed by field season and strata. They describe the architecture, ovens or kilns, figurines, stone tools, bone tools, seals, ornaments, and ceramics - describin...Burial practices of the Halaf cultureessay 1993 • Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich) & Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich)
Halafian • Middle East > Middle East
Merpert and Munchaev discuss burial practices, mostly as they pertain to the Halaf period at Yarim Tepe I and II. During their excavations they found a cemetery area and burials within the settlement. Burial practices range from inhumations, skull bu...Yarim Tepe Iessay 1993 • Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich) & Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich)
Ceramic Neolithic • Middle East > Middle East
Merpert and Munchaev summarize their excavations at Yarim Tepe I. They describe the excavations, the stratigraphy, the architecture, ovens and kilns, the burials, the ceramics, the figurines, the stone and bone tools and ornaments, and floral and fau...The earliest evidence for metalurgy in ancient Mesopotamiaessay 1993 • Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich) & Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich)
Ceramic Neolithic • Middle East > Middle East
Merpert and Munchaev present the evidence of early metallurgy in northern Mesopotamia. Use of copper and lead can be found well before 'Chalcolithic' cultures and instead appears soon after the first ceramics with the early agricultural populations. ...