Gird-î Qalrakh

Gird-î Qalrakh is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in the Shahrizor Plain in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. The archaeological site covers an area of 3 hectares according to the excavators; a geomagnetic survey indicated a size of 15 ha. At 26m high, Gird-î Qalrakh has been described as one of the highest mounds in the Shahrizor Plain.[1][2] Excavations have been carried out in 2016, 2017 and 2019 by a team from the Goethe University Frankfurt. This research showed that the site has been almost continuously occupied from the third millennium BC into the Islamic period. Important discoveries include a substantial stone-built wall from the Neo-Assyrian period, and a well-preserved loom from the Sassanian period. Together with the numerous seals that have been discovered, this suggests that textile production may have been important at Gird-î Qalrakh during this period.[2]

  • Gird-î Qalrakh, September 11, 2016
  • Excavatinons at Gird-i Qalrakh
  • Excavatinons at Gird-i Qalrakh. Shahrizor Plain appears in the background
  • Excavatinons at Gird-i Qalrakh

References
  1. Muehl, Simone; Fassbinder, Jörg. "Archaeological geophysics in the Sharizor plain (Iraqi Kurdistan)". Archaeologia Polona. 53: 481–485.
  2. "Excavation in Northern Iraq: Sasanian loom discovered". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
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