Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2
Period Iron Age·Regional culture Mideast-Tell·🇮🇶 Iraq Region 2, Iraq
About
About Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2
Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 in Iraq Region 2, Iraq is a Bronze Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Mideast-Tell tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Period Iron Age
- Culture
- Regional culture Mideast-Tell
- Purpose
- tell ritual/settlement purpose for Mideast-Tell
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1891
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2
On the ground
Structures & features
7.0186° N · 11.9828° W · 1708 m · 3 mapped features
Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 — Principal Palace
palacepalace at Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 — subsidiary complex
7.0183° N · 11.9841° WFortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 — Temple Annex 2
templetemple at Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 — subsidiary complex
7.0191° N · 11.9840° WFortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 — Southern Gate
gategate at Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 — outlier feature
7.0192° N · 11.9821° W