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  • Tell es-Sawwan

  • 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.
    Archaeological Site
    Tell es-Sawwan
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    Tell es-Sawwan

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    Historic Cities and Regions

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    Iraq

    Saladin

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    Sixth Millennium BC

    Samarra Culture

    Samarra Culture

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    Samarra Culture Monuments

     

     

     

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