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Botanical and faunal remains from Tell es-Sweyhat

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Plant and animal remains provide insight into the physical features of Tell es-Sweyhat, Syria, and the occupation of its residents. Charred plant remains from the site suggest the existence of open oak woodlands and steppe vegetation in the Sweyhat embayment. Traces of willow and poplar in wood charcoal and a substantial proportion of seed remains hint at the possibility of deforestation. Analysis of animal bone remains indicate the presence of domestic and wild animals, with equids comprising the major proportion of food remains.

Analysis, Syria, Historic sites, Animal remains (Archaeology), Plant remains (Archaeology)

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Tell es-Sweyhat, 1989-1995: a city in northern Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium B.C

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The Tell es-Sweyhat project, 1989-1995, was initiated to scrutinize the topography and process of urbanization in northern Mesopotamian settlements in the 3rd millennium B.C. Excavations hint at Tell es-Sweyhat's evolution from a tiny village to a 35-hectare settlement by the end of the 3rd millennium. A central fortified citadel and an outer residential town fenced in by a second fortification are other notable features. The chance discovery of a cemetery at the site has opened up fresh possibilities for research.

Discovery and exploration, Human settlements, Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc., Abandoned settlements

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Date sex in Mesopotamia!

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Various ornaments depicting the date palm have been excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley in the 1920s from a third millennium BC site in Mesopotamia during an archaeological expedition. The small ornaments, consisting of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, bitumen and carnelian, were found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur. Woolley and his team deconstructed the ornaments, and noticed that they were representations of flowering and fruiting branches of male and female date palm, perhaps symbolic of fertility and renewal.

Portrayals, Antiquities, Iraq, Decorative arts, Decoration and ornament, Decorations (Special occasions), Pendants (Jewelry), Dates (Plant), Date palm

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