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SITE ID - NAME :	Y1	Yarim (Tepe)
ANCIENT NAME :	-
OTHER NAME :	-
LOCATION :	North Iraq, Mosul
CHRONOLOGY :	Neolithic
PERIOD CODE :	3 4 5 11
DESCRIPTION :	Yarim tepe refers to six distinct tells alongside the Abra river in the Sinjar region in northern Iraq. Soviet excavations from 1969 to the 1980's produced long Neolithic sequences for Yarim Tepe I, II and III. Yarim Tepe I is mainly related to the Hassuna periods (Archaic and Standard Hassuna), with some Samarra, Halaf, and much later Sassanid remains. Yarim Tepe II also has Hassuna layers of occupation, but most of the sequence belongs to the Middle Halaf period, as indicated by circular tholoi, painted pottery and small finds. Thin Ubaid deposits have also been recovered. Yarim Tepe III, the largest of the six mounds, yielded well-preserved Late Halaf structures (mainly round buildings, or tholoi) and up to 4 m thick Ubaid deposits.
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