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conceived as segments of this continuum in which a single depositional moment can be reconstructed. The phases are periods that are culturally identifiable on the basis of typological and functional analysis. Horizons are the broad chronological subdivisions based on comparative material and as they can be linked to the general historical understanding.
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both the database and prose type approaches, in that elements are individually linked across both stratigraphy and typology, and yet remain tied in a more synthetic whole through the narrative of the archaeological record. Another focal point of research at the site is the application of conservation.
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architecture which comprises the majority of the structures found to date has been preserved over the years though an innovative system. This system protects the monument while still allowing a detailed inspection of the primary document as originally unearthed. The same system affords an overview of
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The entire site covers around 135 hectares (330 acres), mostly made up of the outer city. The high mound covers about 18 hectares (44 acres) and rises to a height of 25 metres (82 ft), with 5 sub-mounds. The high mound is surrounded by a mudbrick city wall that was roughly 8 metres (26 ft)
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at Mari provide evidence of their strong resistance; in one letter, the king of Mari tells his Urkesh counterpart that "I did not know that the sons of your city hate you on my account. But you are mine, even if the city of Urkesh is not." In the middle of the millennium, Tell Mozan was the location
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The excavations at Tell Mozan are known for the project's interest in pursuing the uses of technology in an archaeological context. The main focus is on the 'Global Record', a method of documentation that combines journal entries into a hypertext based output. This system marries the advantages of
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Special emphasis is placed on documenting the concrete types of contact which are observed in the ground. This is done with great detail at the level of each individual feature. From this evidence is automatically derived a complete depositional history of all elements in contact. The strata are
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Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, Great Temple Terrace at Urkesh and the Lions of Tish-atal, in General studies and excavations at Nuzi 11/2: in honor of David I. Owen on the occasion of his 65th birthday October 28, 2005 edited by Gernot Wilhelm, pp. 33-70, CDL, 2009,
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Tar'am-Agade, Daughter of Naram-Sin, at Urkesh, Buccellati, Giorgio and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, in Of Pots and Plans. Papers on the Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia and Syria presented to David oates in Honour of his 75th Birthday, London: Nabu Publications,
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Important excavated structures include the royal palace of Tupkish, an associated necromantic underground structure (Abi), a monumental temple terrace with a plaza in front and a temple at the top, residential areas, burial areas, and the inner and outer city walls.
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One of the most important fixed points of reference for chronology are impressions on door sealings of the seal of Tar'am-Agade, the daughter of Naram-Sin, which because of stratigraphy can be firmly linked to phase 3 of the AP palace occupation.
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the architectural volumes as perceived by the ancients. A sizeable lab in the field research facility allows the conservators to give the best possible on-site care while interacting with the excavations.
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M. Kelly-Buccellati, "Urkesh and the North: Recent Discoveries", Studies on the Civilization and Culture of the Nuzi and the Hurrians 15, General Studies and Excavations at Nuzi 11/1, pp. 3–28, 2005
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Buccellati, G. and S. Bonetti, Conservation at the core of archaeological strategy. The case of ancient Urkesh at Tell Mozan., The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 18-21, 2003
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Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly Buccellati, Preliminary Report on the 21th Season of Excavations at Tell Mozan-Urkesh (July–September 2008), Chronique Archéologique en Syrie IV, pp. 127-132, 2010
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Peter M. M. G. Akkermans and Glenn M. Schwartz, The Archaeology of Syria: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c.16,000-300 BC), Cambridge University Press, 2004,
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Giorgio Buccellati et al, Preliminary Report on the 22nd Season of Excavations at Tell Mozan-Urkesh (July–October 2009), Chronique Archéologique en Syrie V, pp. 107-116,2011
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Massimo Maiocchi, A Hurrian Administrative Tablet from Third Millennium Urkesh, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie, vol. 101(2), December 2011
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Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, The Seventh Season of Excavations at Tell Mozan, 1992, Chronique Archéologique en Syrie, vol. 1, pp. 79-84, 1997
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Giorgio Buccellati, A Lu E School Tablet from the Service Quarter of the Royal Palace AP at Urkesh, Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 55, pp. 45–48, 2003
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Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly Buccellati, Urkesh/Mozan Studies 3: Urkesh and the Hurrians : A Volume in Honor of Lloyd Cotsen, Undena, 1998,
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religious site. The city appears to have been largely abandoned circa 1350 BC, although the reason for this is unknown to archaeologists at this time.
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The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: The Near East from the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire
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The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: The Near East from the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire
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The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: The Near East from the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire
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Buccellati, Giorgio, and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati. “Urkesh: The First Hurrian Capital.” The Biblical Archaeologist, vol. 60, no. 2, 1997, pp. 77–96
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86th Faculty Research Lecture: The Discovery of Ancient Urkesh and the Question of Meaning in Archaeology - Giorgio Buccellati, April 27, 1999
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Buccellati, Giorgio; Kelly-Buccellati, Marilyn (1996). "The Royal Storehouse of Urkesh: The Glyptic Evidence from the Southwestern Wing".
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began in 1984 and have been conducted for at least 17 seasons up to the present time. The work has been led by Giorgio Buccellati of
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Rick Hauser, READING FIGURINES: Animal Representations in Terra Cotta from Royal Building AK at Urkesh (Tell Mozan), Undena, 2006,
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is located about 50 km to the east of Urkesh. Leilan, Brak and Urkesh were particularly prominent during the Akkadian period.
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material. No trace of Roman occupation levels have been found in later excavations, however. Mallowan went on to excavate
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since 2011. The site lies close to the Turkish border, and is protected by Kurdish troops and a team of local workers.
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through what is believed to have been a dynastic marriage tradition. Tar'am-Agade, the daughter of the Akkadian king,
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Rivers and steppes. Cultural heritage and environment of the Syrian Jezireh. Catalogue to the Museum of Deir ez-Zor
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Buccellati, Marilyn K. (1990). "A New Third Millennium Sculpture from Mozan". In Leonard, A.; Williams, B. (eds.).
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Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly Buccellati, Mozan 1: The Soundings of the First Two Seasons, Undena, 1988,
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Urkesh is the only third millennium site that can be securely associated with the Hurrians. Throughout the
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Kelly-Buccellati, Marilyn. "The Urkesh Mittani Horizon: Ceramic Evidence." talugaeš witteš (2020): 237-256
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Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly‐Buccellati, Tell Mozan - ancient Urkesh. A visitor’s guide., 2007
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Andirons at Urkesh: New Evidence for the Hurrian Identity of the Early Trans-Caucasian Culture
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destroy the seeds of whoever removes this tablet. Shaum-shen is the craftsman."
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Lucio Milano, Mozan: The Epigraphic Finds of the Sixth Season, Undena, 1991,
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Agatha Christie, Come Tell Me How You Live, Akadine Press, 2002,
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and accompanying stone tablet bearing the earliest known text in
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name of Uqnitum. Tupkish, who ruled during the ascendancy of the
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There are other contemporary ancient sites in this area of upper
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Finds from the excavations at Tell Mozan are on display in the
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States and territories disestablished in the 14th century BC
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Essays in Ancient Civilization Presented to Helene J. Kantor
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Bonatz, Dominik; Kühne, Hartmut; Mahmoud, As'ad (1998).
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Populated places established in the 4th millennium BC
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by Hurrian king Atalshen, king of Urkish and Nawar,
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Urkesh is located in Syria
Urkesh is located in Near East
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Taurus Mountains
37°3′25″N 40°59′50″E / 37.05694°N 40.99722°E / 37.05694; 40.99722
Akkadian
Arabic
tell
Taurus Mountains
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Syria
fourth millennium BC
Hurrians
Kumarbi
Teshup
Khabur River
Chagar Bazar
Tell Arbid
Tell Brak
Tell Leilan
Bronze Age
Akkadian
Akkadian Empire
Nagar
Hurrian
Akkadian Empire
Naram-Sin
second millennium BC
Mari

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