The Tell Abu Duwari Project, Iraq, 1987
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11072580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth C Stone (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-162 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/009346990791548376 |
| OpenAlex | W2081518345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 7 |
Tell Abu Duwari, located in Iraq, comprises the remains of a large (56 ha), primarily single-period city dating to the early second millennium B.C. It provides a unique opportunity for investigating the organization of an ancient Mesopotamian city, because both its lack of overburden and the presence of numerous surface indicators make possible, without excavation, the reconstruction of the major features of the urban plan. The first season of research was conducted at Abu Duwari in the early summer of 1987. The objectives were to prepare a contour map of the site, to conduct a surface survey designed to map surface traces and to record and collect surface artifacts as well as to test the potential effectiveness of surface clearance and excavation, both of which are techniques planned for use in future seasons. This work, although still in the initial stages, has resulted in the identification of the four canals that divided the site into five sectors. The pattern of surface features and artifacts has further allowed the identification of the southern sector as the religious zone, while the central and western sectors seem to have been more residential. The latter areas contained evidence of a number of copper and ceramic workshops, and one included a cemetery. Faunal remains derived from test excavation suggest that the site may have been in the vicinity of a marsh
Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Marsh · Mining engineering · Overburden · Period (music · Plan (archaeology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology
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Understanding Early Civilizations
Heterogeneity, Power, and Political Economy
Regional Approaches to Mesopotamian Archaeology
Archaeology in the Shadow of the Ziggurat
Culture and Reason
Political Economy in Early Mesopotamian States
Heterogeneity, power, and political economy
The Tell Abu Duwari Project, 1988–1990
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2022 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |