Nemrik 9
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| Site notes | |
|---|---|
| Excavation dates | 1985–1987 |
| Archaeologists | Stefan Karol Kozlowski Karol Szymczak |
Nemrik 9 is an early
The site covers an area of approximately 1.8 hectares (18,000 m2)pestles, mortars, quern-stones, grinders, axes and polishing stones. Some rare examples of worked stone were discovered including one piece made from marble. Some decorative adornments were also found, including beads, pendants, shell and bone ornaments. Some stone and clay art objects were recovered in the shapes of heads and animals, these included a series of sixteen bird heads.[1]
Faunal analysis was carried out by A. Lasota-Moskalewska and found relatively few remains from domestic sheep, goats, pigs and cattle. Other bones found included various
buffalo. Plant remains at the site were floated by Mark Nesbitt and indicated evidence for bitter vetch, pea and lentil, the domestication of which was not determined. The site was well situated between the two terrain types of grassy steppe and forest and is considered of key importance for research into village structures in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A stage.[1]
References
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- ^ Kozłowski, S. K., Kempisty, A., Mazurowski R., Reiche, A. & Szymczak, K., "Second report on the excavations of the Pre-pottery Neolithic site Nemrik 9 in 1986, Saddam’s Dam Salvage Project.", Sumer, vol. 46, pp. 13–18, 1990
- ^ Kozłowski, S. K., Kempisty, A., Szymczak, K., Mazurowski R., Reiche, A. & Borkowski, W., "A preliminary report on the third season 1987 of the Polish excavations at Nemrik 9, Saddam’s Dam Salvage Project.", Sumer, vol. 46, pp. 19–24, 1990
- ^ Kozłowski, S. K., Borkowski, W., Kempisty, A., Mazurowski, R., Szymczak, K. & Reiche, A., "Fourth report on the excavations of the Pre-pottery Neolithic site Nemrik 9.", Sumer, vol. 46, pp. 26–29, 1990