Telul eth-Thalathat
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Telul eth-Thalathat was a city in
the ancient Near East
, 40 miles west of Mosul
, and just east of Tell Afar.
periods, as well as during Middle Assyria
n times. Over
20 kilns and a number of burials were found there as well
as some figurines and spindle whorls.
excavated for four seasons between 1956 and 1965 and again in 1976 by a team from the University of Tokyo
Iraq-Iran Archaeological Expedition. The
early seasons were led by N. Egami and the final season by S. Fukai.
the ancient Near East
Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia , ancient Egypt, ancient Iran The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia...
, 40 miles west of Mosul
Mosul
Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
, and just east of Tell Afar.
History
Telul eth-Thalathat was occupied in the Ubaid and UrukUruk
Uruk was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates river, on the ancient dry former channel of the Euphrates River, some 30 km east of modern As-Samawah, Al-Muthannā, Iraq.Uruk gave its name to the Uruk...
periods, as well as during Middle Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
n times. Over
20 kilns and a number of burials were found there as well
as some figurines and spindle whorls.
Archaeology
The site consists of three mounds. Telul eth-Thalathat wasexcavated for four seasons between 1956 and 1965 and again in 1976 by a team from the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
Iraq-Iran Archaeological Expedition. The
early seasons were led by N. Egami and the final season by S. Fukai.