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Qermez Dere

Coordinates: 36°31′0.01″N 42°49′59.99″E / 36.5166694°N 42.8333306°E / 36.5166694; 42.8333306
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Qermez Dere
Qermez Dere is located in Iraq
Qermez Dere
Shown within Iraq
Qermez Dere is located in Near East
Qermez Dere
Qermez Dere (Near East)
LocationNineveh Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates36°31′0.01″N 42°49′59.99″E / 36.5166694°N 42.8333306°E / 36.5166694; 42.8333306
Typearchaeological site, tell
Length100 metre
Width60 metre
Height2 metre
History
PeriodsPre-Pottery Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1987; 1989; 1990
ArchaeologistsTrevor Watkins

Qermez Dere is an early Neolithic settlement in the northwestern edges of Tal Afar in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. This archaeological site was discovered in the 1980s during a rescue operation.[1] It covers an area of about 100 metres (330 ft) x 60 metres (200 ft) and forms a 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall tell. The buildings were made of primitive Mudbricks, which is not a perennial material, and are mostly destroyed, however archaeologists have excavated a one-room structure in good shape. The room's corners are rounded, showing the care that went into its construction.[2][3] Also vestiges of non-structural clay columns have been found, suggesting primitive instances of furniture.[4]

Radiocarbon dating has estimated that Qermez Dere was built between c. 8500 BC and 7900 BC.

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  1. ^ Watkins, Trevor. "Qermez Dere, Tel Afar : Interim report no. 3 :: AMAR Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports". University Libraries Digital Research Collections. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. ^ Watkins, Trevor (1990). "The origins of house and home?". World Archaeology. 21 (3). Informa UK Limited: 336–347. doi:10.1080/00438243.1990.9980112. ISSN 0043-8243.
  3. ^ Watkins, Trevor; D., Baird; A., Betts (2008-03-01). "Qermez Dere and the Early Aceramic Neolithic of N. Iraq". Paléorient (in French). 15 (1): 19–24. doi:10.3406/paleo.1989.4481. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  4. ^ Watkins, Trevor (1990). "The origins of house and home?". World Archaeology. 21 (3). Informa UK Limited: 336–347. doi:10.1080/00438243.1990.9980112. ISSN 0043-8243.