Nineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇶 Nineveh, Kuyunjik, Iraq
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About Nineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12
Nineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12 in Nineveh, Kuyunjik, Iraq is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.3590N 43.1530E 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 ancient city for Nineveh, Kuyunjik, illustrating Bronze Age 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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1989 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Nineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12 main structure
c. 1929
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1989–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.3590° N · 43.1530° E · 283 m · 3 mapped features
Nineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.3598° N · 43.1539° ENineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.3580° N · 43.1523° ENineveh Kuyunjik Palace Relief Panel 12 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.3605° N · 43.1542° E