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Ancient Settlement in the Zummar Region Vol. 1: Excavations in the Saddam Dam Salvage Project, 1985-86 (Ancient Near East: Iraq Archaeological Reports) (v. 1)
Ancient Settlement in the Zummar Region Vol 1 Excavations in the Saddam Dam Salvage Project 198586 - Ancient Near East: Iraq Archaeological Reports - v. 1 Author:Warwick Ball The Saddam Dam Salvage Project was a massive programme of archaeological rescue work instigated by the Iraqi government to salvage sites threatened by the waters of the newly constructed Saddam Dam across the Tigris at Eski Mosul, north of Mosul. In 1985 and 1986 the B.A.E.I. excavated seven sites in the upper reaches of the dam (the Zammar regi... more »on) and surveyed many more. These investigations provided a complete record of the settlement in the region from the Neolithic to late Islamic periods. The material recovered includes a range of ceramic types for Northern Iraq.« less