Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII
Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII North Annex · Khorsabad Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇶 Nineveh, Khorsabad, Iraq
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About Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII
Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII in Nineveh, Khorsabad, Iraq is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.5090N 43.2230E controls access to Nineveh resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Nineveh, Khorsabad, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1984 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII main structure
c. 1924
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1984–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5090° N · 43.2230° E · 248 m · 4 mapped features
Khorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.5098° N · 43.2239° EKhorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.5080° N · 43.2223° EKhorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.5105° N · 43.2242° EKhorsabad Buried Sargon Palace Court VIII — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
36.5074° N · 43.2219° E