Excavations at Tell Brak 2001–2002: Preliminary report

摘要: Excavation at Tell Brak during 2001 and 2002, the twenty-first twenty-second seasons of work site, continued research on occupation fourth third millennia BC, periods in which is known to have been particularly important regional interregional political economic interactions. Work millennium BC focused two interrelated questions: size complexity local Late Chalcolithic (Northern Middle Uruk) city effects arrival settlers from southern Mesopotamia as a part “Uruk expansion”. In addressing second these questions, we opened new areas (TX UA, Fig. 1) that appeared surface finds preserve situ Uruk occupation. Our mid- late third-millennium has Area TC, centres large building complex Early Dynastic period overlying levels. The curving wall led us term it “Brak Oval”; excavated portion large-scale bakery with facilities for storing grinding grain series rooms arranged around an interior courtyard, although so far appears be few curves short full oval. We now recovered 250 seal impressions variety contexts itself. use seals within suggested might larger architectural complex, such palace or temple, past looked continuation north west. also investigated earlier stages Oval's construction buildings, latest domestic structure made pise dates end just after Akkadian period.