Jarmo — Zagros Early Farming Village
Pre-Pottery to Pottery Neolithic (7090–4950 BCE) early agriculture·Zagros early farming (Jarmo culture)·🇮🇶 Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
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About Jarmo — Zagros Early Farming Village
Jarmo — Zagros Early Farming Village in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq is a Pre-Pottery to Pottery Neolithic (7090–4950 BCE) early agriculture ancient-village attributed to Zagros early farming (Jarmo culture). 12 m mound with earliest domesticated wheat and lentils and 150 houses at Jarmo, Braidwood pioneer dig. Braidwood Jarmo 7090 BCE earliest farming village with wheat, barley, goats.
Why it mattersKey Zagros early farming (Jarmo culture) reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 7090 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery to Pottery Neolithic (7090–4950 BCE) early agriculture
- Culture
- Zagros early farming (Jarmo culture)
- Purpose
- 12 m mound with earliest domesticated wheat and lentils and 150 houses at Jarmo, Braidwood pioneer dig
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 7090 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
35.3500° N · 44.9300° E · 800 m · 3 mapped features
Jarmo — Zagros Early Farming Village — House Cluster
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35.3501° N · 44.9301° EJarmo — Zagros Early Farming Village — Midden
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35.3498° N · 44.9302° EJarmo — Zagros Early Farming Village — Roundhouse Circle
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35.3504° N · 44.9298° E