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Tell es-Sawwan

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Tell es-Sawwan

Tell es-Sawwan is an important Samarran period archaeological site in Saladin Province, Iraq. The site is a primarily Ubaid, Hassuna, and Samarra Culture occupation with some later Babylonian graves. It is considered the type site for the Samarran culture.