Tepe Gawra
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Tepe Gawra is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement 15 miles NNE of Mosul in northwest Iraq that was occupied between 5000 and 1500 BC. It is roughly a mile from the site of Nineveh and 2 miles E of the site of Khorsabad. It contains remains from the Halaf period, the Ubaid period, and the Uruk period (4000–3100 BC). Tepe Gawra contains material relating to the Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period c. 5,500–5,000 BC.
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Location | Nineveh Province, Iraq |
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Region | Northern Mesopotamia |
Coordinates | 36°29′44″N 43°15′37″E |
Type | tell |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1927, 1931, 1932 |
Archaeologists | E.A. Speiser |
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