Tell Abada (Hamrin)
Tell Abada (Hamrin) · Tell Abada
Hassuna–Samarra (6000–5500 BCE)·Hassuna–Samarra·🇮🇶 Diyala Governorate, Hamrin, Iraq
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About Tell Abada (Hamrin)
Tell Abada (Hamrin) in Diyala Governorate, Hamrin, Iraq is a Hassuna–Samarra (6000–5500 BCE) tell attributed to Hassuna–Samarra. Three-level incised-Hassuna village. Stratified deposits with radiocarbon sequence and imported materials trace long-distance exchange. Systematic and rescue excavations exposed houses, fortifications and craft zones preserved as a multi-period tell on aerial imagery.
Why it mattersKey Hassuna–Samarra sequence for Diyala Governorate, Hamrin; defines regional chronology for Hassuna–Samarra.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing precision vs radiocarbon plateau
- 02Ritual vs domestic architecture?
Theories
- 01Regional centre model
- 02ceremonial/territorial marker
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.6000–5500 BCE
- Period
- Hassuna–Samarra (6000–5500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hassuna–Samarra
- Purpose
- Three-level incised-Hassuna village
- Rediscovered
- 1988 survey; systematic excavations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.6000
Initial founding / earliest level
c.2000 BCE
Major architectural rephase — walls and houses rebuilt in stone/mudbrick
1993
Modern systematic excavations / rescue programme
On the ground
Structures & features
34.2400° N · 44.8800° E · 102 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Abada (Hamrin) — Central mound/acropolis
structureMain stratified summit with houses/fortifications and sequence
34.2403° N · 44.8802° ETell Abada (Hamrin) — Lower town / extramural area
complexLower town or extramural cemetery/workshop zone
34.2396° N · 44.8803° ETell Abada (Hamrin) — Craft / midden quarter
workshopWorkshop or midden with pottery and tools
34.2402° N · 44.8796° E
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