Verified36.3200° N · 42.3700° E · 300 m
Shahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village
Halaf–Hassuna (6000–5300 BCE)·Halaf culture·🇮🇶 Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
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About Shahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village
Shahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq is a Halaf–Hassuna (6000–5300 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Halaf culture. Mound Yarim Tepe II with Halaf painted pottery kilns and tholoi. Merpert Yarim Tepe II Halaf type-site with tholos and kilns.
Why it mattersKey Halaf 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. 5600 BCE
- Period
- Halaf–Hassuna (6000–5300 BCE)
- Culture
- Halaf culture
- Purpose
- Mound Yarim Tepe II with Halaf painted pottery kilns and tholoi
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.3200° N · 42.3700° E · 300 m · 4 mapped features
Shahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village — House Cluster
houseHouses
36.3201° N · 42.3701° EShahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village — Midden
middenMidden
36.3198° N · 42.3702° EShahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village — Roundhouse Circle
roundhouseRoundhouse
36.3204° N · 42.3698° EShahrud Khajeh? Actually Yarim Tepe II — Nineveh Region Halaf Village — Substructure
subLower building
36.3196° N · 42.3699° E