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  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Iraq,Iraqi Kurdistan |
|---|---|
| Region | Dohuk Governorate |
| Coordinates | 36°43′00″N42°51′00″E / 36.716667°N 42.85°E /36.716667; 42.85 |
| Type | Tell |
| Area | 1.8 hectares (18,000 m2) |
| History | |
| Material | Mudbrick |
| Founded | c. 9800 BC |
| Abandoned | c. 8270 BC |
| Periods | Khiamian,PPNA,PPNB |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1985–1987 |
| Archaeologists | Stefan Karol Kozlowski Karol Szymczak |
Nemrik 9 is an earlyNeolithicarcheological site in theDohuk Governorate in the north of modern-dayIraq.[1]
The site covers an area of approximately 1.8 hectares (18,000 m2)[1] and was excavated between 1985 and 1989 on behalf of thePolish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw by Stefan Karol Kozlowski and Karol Szymczak (University of Warsaw) as part of the Eski Mosul (Saddam Dam) Salvage Project.[2][3][4] It is located on a terrace of theTigris near the Kurdish Mountains and sits at an altitude of 345 metres (1,132 ft) above sea level. Numerous rounded buildings were found along with evidence of communal courtyards. Buildings featured post holes and benches with walls that were made ofmudbrick and plastered with clay. Several graves were found containing anything fromskull fragments to fullskeletons. Stone tools found at the site includedpestles, mortars,quern-stones, grinders,axes and polishing stones. Some rare examples of worked stone were discovered including one piece made frommarble. Some decorative adornments were also found, including beads, pendants, shell and bone ornaments. Some stone and clay art objects were recovered in the shapes of heads and animals, these included a series of sixteen bird heads.[1]
Faunal analysis was carried out by A. Lasota-Moskalewska and found relatively few remains from domestic sheep, goats, pigs and cattle. Other bones found included variousantelope,jackal,deer,boar,badger, andhorse. Somesnail shells were found that were also considered to be a food source. There was also evidence ofpanther and Indianbuffalo. Plant remains at the site were floated by Mark Nesbitt and indicated evidence forbitter vetch,pea andlentil, the domestication of which was not determined. The site was well situated between the two terrain types of grassysteppe andforest and is considered of key importance for research into village structures in thePre-Pottery Neolithic A stage.[1]
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