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Multi-periodSite Name: Arbil, IraqCountry: Iraq
NOTE: This site is 2.8 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Arbil
Latitude: 36.166670N Longitude: 44.016670E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Settlement in Iraq. Archaeologists claim to have found the oldest continually habited village in the history of humanity. Czech diggers have found remains of an about 150,000-year-old prehistoric settlement in Arbil, north Iraq. The archaeologists revealed a high number of items, mainly prehistoric stone tools, about nine metres under the ground in Arbil, capital of the Kurdish autonomous region.
Arbil used to be one of the royal residential centres of ancient Assyria, but the beginning of this town dates back to the 3rd century BC. Unlike many ancient towns and cities, humans have never left Arbil which is still a thriving town.
Archaeologists are starting to return to Iraq for the first time after the Gulf War. Arbil has not attracted much attention from diggers. The last lot to visit the town were a team of Americans 50 years ago.
Source: Techeye
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