The excavation works conducted by the national, foreign and joint expeditions in Hasaka Province have unearthed several important archeological monuments dating back to different ages.
In a statement to SANA, Director of Hasaka Antiquities Department, Abdul-Masih Baghdou said that the researches conducted by the national archeological expedition in Tal Mabtouh Sharqi indicated that Mabtouh City includes tracks for the streets and spillways which indicates the progress of the social life in it.
Baghdou indicated that during the current season, four archeological levels were unearthed at the site including the level of metal clay which dates back to the Akkadian era, inside the level walls and floors were found, in addition to a squeezer consisting of a basin.
Near the level, the expeditions unearthed gypsum-made walls built on stone bases, in addition to tombs with various types, the depth of which reached 325 cm, inside the tombs funerary materials were discovered including clay, bronze and beads with different sizes and shapes dating back to the Akkadian era.
One of the most important findings in Hasaka for the current season was a woman-shaped doll made of mud with a height of 10cm, and there are four clay potteries on the head of the doll while her eyes are surrounded in eyeliner.
Another important finding is a 150-meter height sample made of baked mud, on top of which there are drawings representing pigeons with several holes dating back to the Akkadian era.
Baghdou said that the Syrian-Belgian expedition working in Tal Shagher Bazar finished its work at the site at the end of the last month as it unearthed tombs including human skulls, funerary findings, potteries, beads, and bonze-made tools dating back to the dawn of the first dynasty.
He added that inside the level which dates back to the Ancient Babylonian Era, the expedition unearthed a number of the brick-made buildings and tombs including human skulls and funerary materials such as bronze-made tool and spear blades, in addition to Aramaic cuneiforms dating back to the Ancient Babylonian era.
The British Archeological Expedition working in Tal Barrak unearthed structures with an industrial nature, in addition to ovens, square-shaped building made of mud whose walls were paint with red plaster, and several graves dating back to the Late Stone& Cooper Age, according to Baghdou.
He said that two archeological levels were also discovered at the site, the first of which dates back to the Ancient Babylonian Era, inside which the British expedition unearthed a house consisting of four rooms, in addition to other archeological findings including a bronze clasp, and a part of educational cuneiform.
He added that the second archeological level dates back to the Mitanni Era as it includes residential buildings and a street separating them.
The Swiss archeological expedition working at the site of Tal al-Hamidyeh discovered a brick-made building with wide walls dating back to the Hellenistic era, in addition to parts of a building and corridors dating back to the Modern and Middle Assyrian Age.
Author: R. al-Jazaeri | Source: SANA [June 29, 2011]
In a statement to SANA, Director of Hasaka Antiquities Department, Abdul-Masih Baghdou said that the researches conducted by the national archeological expedition in Tal Mabtouh Sharqi indicated that Mabtouh City includes tracks for the streets and spillways which indicates the progress of the social life in it.
Baghdou indicated that during the current season, four archeological levels were unearthed at the site including the level of metal clay which dates back to the Akkadian era, inside the level walls and floors were found, in addition to a squeezer consisting of a basin.
Near the level, the expeditions unearthed gypsum-made walls built on stone bases, in addition to tombs with various types, the depth of which reached 325 cm, inside the tombs funerary materials were discovered including clay, bronze and beads with different sizes and shapes dating back to the Akkadian era.
One of the most important findings in Hasaka for the current season was a woman-shaped doll made of mud with a height of 10cm, and there are four clay potteries on the head of the doll while her eyes are surrounded in eyeliner.
Another important finding is a 150-meter height sample made of baked mud, on top of which there are drawings representing pigeons with several holes dating back to the Akkadian era.
Baghdou said that the Syrian-Belgian expedition working in Tal Shagher Bazar finished its work at the site at the end of the last month as it unearthed tombs including human skulls, funerary findings, potteries, beads, and bonze-made tools dating back to the dawn of the first dynasty.
He added that inside the level which dates back to the Ancient Babylonian Era, the expedition unearthed a number of the brick-made buildings and tombs including human skulls and funerary materials such as bronze-made tool and spear blades, in addition to Aramaic cuneiforms dating back to the Ancient Babylonian era.
The British Archeological Expedition working in Tal Barrak unearthed structures with an industrial nature, in addition to ovens, square-shaped building made of mud whose walls were paint with red plaster, and several graves dating back to the Late Stone& Cooper Age, according to Baghdou.
He said that two archeological levels were also discovered at the site, the first of which dates back to the Ancient Babylonian Era, inside which the British expedition unearthed a house consisting of four rooms, in addition to other archeological findings including a bronze clasp, and a part of educational cuneiform.
He added that the second archeological level dates back to the Mitanni Era as it includes residential buildings and a street separating them.
The Swiss archeological expedition working at the site of Tal al-Hamidyeh discovered a brick-made building with wide walls dating back to the Hellenistic era, in addition to parts of a building and corridors dating back to the Modern and Middle Assyrian Age.
Author: R. al-Jazaeri | Source: SANA [June 29, 2011]