Peshdar Plain Project

Just published: A multi-method study of a Chalcolithic kiln in the Bora Plain (Iraqi Kurdistan), in Open Archaeology. it’s open access, download your copy !

Have a look at our latest article on the stone tools & pottery production at Gird-i Bazar, by Andrea Squitieri, Jean-Jacques Herr & Silvia Amicone. Free Download: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1fYov-JVbvBY2

Stone tools, techniques, and spaces for the pottery chaîne opératoire. The case of the pottery workshop of Gird-i Bazar (c. 1200–800 BC) in the Autonomous region of Kurdistan, Iraq Although the chaîne opératoire approach was introduced more than half a century ago, it has seldom been employed to reconstruct the techniques and too…

Our partner project Gird-i Rostam Excavation is bringing to light the archaeological heritage of this little known area near Penjween 😍

NEW ARTICLE: Andrea Squitieri & Luca Bombardieri (2021) The ‘Assyrian mill’. A case study on food processing technology and innovation in the Near East during the Neo-Assyrian period (c. 900–600 BC), Levant, DOI: 10.1080/00758914.2021.2002021

The 2021 Peshdar Plain Project campaign has come to an end with great results 🥰 very soon the work on the next publication will start. Stay tuned !

A rewarding dinner after unloading tons of pottery 😂😂

Last days of work …

Last month a local documentary channel visited us on the field. Check it out 😍😍

کاری کنەوپشکنین لە شوێنەواریDLT 2قەڵادزێ

Last week of work at the Dinka Settlement Complex operation DLT2. An unexpected architecture has been unearthed, with clear links to the Iron Age western Iranian tradition 😍

The new excavation campaign at the Dinka Settlement Complex has officially started ! The area being investigated is called DLT2 and it’s located in the lower town where a possible administrative/storage building is present. Stay tuned ! 👍👍🎉🎉🥰🥰