Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3
Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 North Annex · Hassuna Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇮🇶 Nineveh, Hassuna, Iraq
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About Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3
Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 in Nineveh, Hassuna, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound 220 × 180 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8750N 43.0800E controls access to Nineveh resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Nineveh, Hassuna, illustrating Chalcolithic–EBA construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–EBA
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified urban sequence
- Rediscovered
- 1994 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 main structure
c. 1934
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1994–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8750° N · 43.0800° E · 318 m · 4 mapped features
Hassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
35.8758° N · 43.0809° EHassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
35.8740° N · 43.0793° EHassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
35.8765° N · 43.0812° EHassuna Buried Level I Pit House 3 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
35.8734° N · 43.0789° E