Tell Madhhur (Hamrin)
Tell Madhhur (Hamrin) · Tell Madhhur
Late Chalcolithic Uruk (3800–3100 BCE)·Uruk·🇮🇶 Diyala Governorate, Hamrin, Iraq
About
About Tell Madhhur (Hamrin)
Tell Madhhur (Hamrin) in Diyala Governorate, Hamrin, Iraq is a Late Chalcolithic Uruk (3800–3100 BCE) tell attributed to Uruk. Type-site for Uruk tripartite house. 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 Uruk sequence for Diyala Governorate, Hamrin; defines regional chronology for Late Chalcolithic Uruk.
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.3800–3100 BCE
- Period
- Late Chalcolithic Uruk (3800–3100 BCE)
- Culture
- Uruk
- Purpose
- Type-site for Uruk tripartite house
- Rediscovered
- 1981 survey; systematic excavations
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.3800
Initial founding / earliest level
c.2000 BCE
Major architectural rephase — walls and houses rebuilt in stone/mudbrick
2006
Modern systematic excavations / rescue programme
On the ground
Structures & features
34.2300° N · 44.8500° E · 100 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Madhhur (Hamrin) — Central mound/acropolis
structureMain stratified summit with houses/fortifications and sequence
34.2303° N · 44.8502° ETell Madhhur (Hamrin) — Lower town / extramural area
complexLower town or extramural cemetery/workshop zone
34.2296° N · 44.8503° ETell Madhhur (Hamrin) — Craft / midden quarter
workshopWorkshop or midden with pottery and tools
34.2302° N · 44.8496° E
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