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REPORT ON THE EXCAVATIONS AT MERQULY: THE 2009 SEASON
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2015
Abstract
The site of Merquly is located in a mountain pass c. 40 km north-west of Slemani (Sulaimaniyah), Iraq. Excavation at the site in 2009 revealed a fortified structure whose rooms at multiple elevations reflect a terraced structure adapted to the steep landscape contours of its setting. Both architectural preservation and quantity of finds were relatively limited; however, despite the nearby presence of a prominent Parthian period rock relief, ceramics suggest a later Sasanian date for the site. The authors discuss the 2009 season's results, and consider possible parallels for the preserved architecture, although further work is needed to securely date and characterize the site.
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Slemani Directorate of Antiquities. In 2013, the primary author undertook a research trip to London in order to publish this and other archaeological excavations by the Directorate of Antiquities in Slemani. The author would like to express his gratitude to the British Institute for the Study of Iraq for supporting this trip under the Christie Mallowan Visiting Scholar program.
University College London, Institute of Archaeology.
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