Telul eth-Thalathat
  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 36°33′46″N 42°32′8″E / 36.56278°N 42.53556°ECoordinates: 36°33′46″N 42°32′8″E / 36.56278°N 42.53556°E |
| Type | tell, archaeological site |
| Length | 100 metre |
| Width | 60 metre |
| Height | 7 metre |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic, Ubaid period, Uruk period |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1956; 1964; 1957; 1976 |
| Archaeologists | N. Egami, S. Fukai |
Telul eth-Thalathat is an archaeological site located 40 miles (64 km) west of Mosul and just east of Tal Afar in Nineveh Province (Iraq).
History of archaeological research[]
The site consists of at least five separate tells or settlement mounds. Telul eth-Thalathat was excavated for four seasons between 1956 and 1965 and again in 1976 by a team from the University of Tokyo Iraq-Iran Archaeological Expedition. The first two seasons, in 1956 and 1957, were led by N. Egami and worked at Tell II. Burials, residential areas, and a presumed temple were uncovered.[1][2] The final season was led by S. Fukai. [3][4][5]
Occupation history[]
Telul eth-Thalathat was occupied in the Ubaid, Nineveh V, and Uruk periods, as well as during Middle Assyrian times. Excavations have revealed over 20 kilns and a number of burials, as well as some figurines and spindle whorls.[6] There was also a small Neolithic settlement.
See also[]
- Cities of the ancient Near East
References[]
- ^ Egami, Namio, "The Preliminary Report of the Excavations at Telul ath-Thalathat (1956)", Sumer, vol. 13, pp. 5-11, 1957
- ^ N. Egami, Telul eth-Thalathat, Vol. I, The Excavations of Tell II, 1956-1957, The Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo, Yamakawa Pub. Co, 1958
- ^ S. Fukai, K. Horiuchi and T. Matsutani,Telul eth-Thalathat, Vol. II, The Excavations of Tell II, The Third Season (1964), The Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo, Yamakawa Pub. Co, 1970
- ^ S. Fukai, K. Horiuchi and T. Matsutani, Telul eth-Thalathat, Vol. III, The Excavations of Tell V, The Fourth Season (1965), The Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo, Yamakawa Pub. Co, 1974
- ^ S. Fukai, T. Matsutani, Telul Eth-Thalathat, Vol. IV The Excavation of Tell II, the Fifth Season (1976), Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Yamakawa Pub. Co, 1981
- ^ [1] Robert A. Carter and Graham Philip, Beyond the Ubaid: Transformation and integration in the late prehistoric societies of the Middle East, Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 63, Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2010, ISBN 978-1-885923-66-0
Further reading[]
- Fukai, S. and T. Matsutani, Excavations at Telul eth-Thalathat, 1976, Sumer, vol. 33, no. 1: pp. 48–64, 1977
External links[]
- Archaeological sites in Iraq
- Nineveh Governorate
- Tells (archaeology)