Nemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9000–7000 BCE)·Nemrikian (Pre-Pottery)·🇮🇶 Dohuk Governorate, Iraq
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About Nemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village
Nemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village in Dohuk Governorate, Iraq is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9000–7000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Nemrikian (Pre-Pottery). Square-pillar houses 9.5 ka with plastered floors and stone axes at Nemrik before Jarmo. Kozlowski Nemrik 9 with PPNA square houses, earliest Near East village plan.
Why it mattersKey Nemrikian (Pre-Pottery) reference for transition
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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. 9000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9000–7000 BCE)
- Culture
- Nemrikian (Pre-Pottery)
- Purpose
- Square-pillar houses 9.5 ka with plastered floors and stone axes at Nemrik before Jarmo
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7200° N · 42.8500° E · 350 m · 4 mapped features
Nemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village — House Cluster
houseHouses
36.7201° N · 42.8501° ENemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village — Midden
middenMidden
36.7198° N · 42.8502° ENemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village — Roundhouse Circle
roundhouseRoundhouse
36.7204° N · 42.8498° ENemrik 9 — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village — Substructure
subLower building
36.7196° N · 42.8499° E