Qermez Dere

Qermez Dere
قرمز دره
	Qermez Dere's Location in Iraq
Location	Tal Afar, Iraq
Coordinates	36°31′N 42°50′E / 36.517°N 42.833°E

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.

References[]

^ Watkins, Trevor. "Qermez Dere, Tel Afar : Interim report no. 3 :: AMAR Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports". University Libraries Digital Research Collections. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ Watkins, Trevor (1990). "The origins of house and home?". World Archaeology. Informa UK Limited. 21 (3): 336–347. doi:10.1080/00438243.1990.9980112. ISSN 0043-8243.
^ Watkins, Trevor; D., Baird; A., Betts (2008-03-01). "Qermez Dere and the Early Aceramic Neolithic of N. Iraq". Paléorient (in French). 15 (1): 19–24. doi:10.3406/paleo.1989.4481. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ Watkins, Trevor (1990). "The origins of house and home?". World Archaeology. Informa UK Limited. 21 (3): 336–347. doi:10.1080/00438243.1990.9980112. ISSN 0043-8243.

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[1] Watkins, Trevor. "Qermez Dere, Tel Afar : Interim report no. 3 :: AMAR Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports". University Libraries Digital Research Collections. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[2] Watkins, Trevor (1990). "The origins of house and home?". World Archaeology. Informa UK Limited. 21 (3): 336–347. doi:10.1080/00438243.1990.9980112. ISSN 0043-8243.

[3] Watkins, Trevor; D., Baird; A., Betts (2008-03-01). "Qermez Dere and the Early Aceramic Neolithic of N. Iraq". Paléorient (in French). 15 (1): 19–24. doi:10.3406/paleo.1989.4481. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[4] Watkins, Trevor (1990). "The origins of house and home?". World Archaeology. Informa UK Limited. 21 (3): 336–347. doi:10.1080/00438243.1990.9980112. ISSN 0043-8243.

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