Nemrik 9
Nemrik 9
Protoneolithic (9800–8200 BCE)·Zarzian–PPN (Nemrikian)·🇮🇶 Dohuk Governorate, Upper Tigris/Mosul Dam zone, Iraq
About
About Nemrik 9
Nemrik 9 in Dohuk Governorate, Upper Tigris/Mosul Dam zone, Iraq is a Protoneolithic (9800–8200 BCE) ancient village attributed to Zarzian–PPN (Nemrikian). PPN hamlet with stone sculpture and houses. Stratified deposits with radiocarbon sequence and imported materials trace long-distance exchange. Systematic and rescue excavations exposed houses, fortifications and craft zones preserved as a multi-period tell on aerial imagery.
Why it mattersKey Zarzian–PPN (Nemrikian) sequence for Dohuk Governorate, Upper Tigris/Mosul Dam zone; defines regional chronology for Protoneolithic.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing precision vs radiocarbon plateau
- 02Ritual vs domestic architecture?
Theories
- 01Regional centre model
- 02ceremonial/territorial marker
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.9800–8200 BCE
- Period
- Protoneolithic (9800–8200 BCE)
- Culture
- Zarzian–PPN (Nemrikian)
- Purpose
- PPN hamlet with stone sculpture and houses
- Rediscovered
- 1988 survey; systematic excavations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.9800
Initial founding / earliest level
c.2000 BCE
Major architectural rephase — walls and houses rebuilt in stone/mudbrick
1993
Modern systematic excavations / rescue programme
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9800° N · 42.7800° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Nemrik 9 — Main housing cluster
housePrincipal round/rectangular houses with plastered floors
36.9802° N · 42.7802° ENemrik 9 — Peripheral huts / burials
houseOuter huts and burial zone
36.9797° N · 42.7802° ENemrik 9 — Work area / midden
middenLithic workshop and midden with ground stone
36.9801° N · 42.7797° E
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