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SITE ID - NAME :	M1	Matarrah
ANCIENT NAME :	-
OTHER NAME :	-
LOCATION :	North Iraq, Kirkuk
CHRONOLOGY :	Neolithic; Chalcolithic
PERIOD CODE :	3 4 5
DESCRIPTION :	A largely Hassunan village of ca. 200 m in diameter and 8 m high, located south of Kirkuk. In 1948 Braidwood discovered houses consisting of small rooms, separated by alleys and open spaces. Possibly, parts of the characteristic Samarran T-shaped buildings (as found at Sawwan) were revealed. The appearance of painted Samarra pottery in upper parts of the sequence have proved useful for reconstructing interactions between Hassuna and Samarra communities.
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