Verified34.8800° N · 44.6400° E · 200 m
Tepe Asiya — Kifri Neolithic Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9000–6000 BCE)·Zagros Neolithic·🇮🇶 Salah ad-Din, Iraq
About
About Tepe Asiya — Kifri Neolithic Tell
Tepe Asiya — Kifri Neolithic Tell in Salah ad-Din, Iraq is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9000–6000 BCE) tell attributed to Zagros Neolithic. Mound Asiya 7 m high with Pre-Pottery Neolithic axes at Kifri plain. Tepe Asiya Tuz Neolithic with Zagros axes.
Why it mattersKey Zagros Neolithic 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. 9000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9000–6000 BCE)
- Culture
- Zagros Neolithic
- Purpose
- Mound Asiya 7 m high with Pre-Pottery Neolithic axes at Kifri plain
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
34.8800° N · 44.6400° E · 200 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Asiya — Kifri Neolithic Tell — Central Quarter
quarterMain quarter
34.8801° N · 44.6401° ETepe Asiya — Kifri Neolithic Tell — Outer Slopes
slopesOuter settlement
34.8798° N · 44.6402° ETepe Asiya — Kifri Neolithic Tell — Gate
gateGate
34.8804° N · 44.6398° E