Qermez Dere — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9500–9000 BCE)·Nemrik–Qermez Dere PPNA·🇮🇶 Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
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About Qermez Dere — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement
Qermez Dere — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9500–9000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Nemrik–Qermez Dere PPNA. PPNA village 1 ha with roundhouses and engraved pillars precursor to Göbekli. Watkins Qermez Dere 9200 BCE with roundhouses and lithic blades, pre-Göbekli.
Why it mattersKey Nemrik–Qermez Dere PPNA reference for transition
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 9200 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9500–9000 BCE)
- Culture
- Nemrik–Qermez Dere PPNA
- Purpose
- PPNA village 1 ha with roundhouses and engraved pillars precursor to Göbekli
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7000° N · 42.8200° E · 350 m · 3 mapped features
Qermez Dere — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement — House Cluster
houseHouses
36.7001° N · 42.8201° EQermez Dere — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement — Midden
middenMidden
36.6998° N · 42.8202° EQermez Dere — Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement — Roundhouse Circle
roundhouseRoundhouse
36.7004° N · 42.8198° E