RT Article
T1 Report on the excavations at Merquly: the 2009 season$dSaber Ahmed Saber, Zuhair Rejeb, Mark Altaweel
JF Iraq
VO 76
SP 231
OP 244
A1 Saber, Saber Ahmed
A1 Rejeb, Zuhair
A1 Altaweel, Mark
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1698866038
AB The site of Merquly is located in a mountain pass c. 40 km north-west of Slemani (Sulaimaniyah), Iraq. Excavation at the site in 2009 revealed a fortified structure whose rooms at multiple elevations reflect a terraced structure adapted to the steep landscape contours of its setting. Both architectural preservation and quantity of finds were relatively limited; however, despite the nearby presence of a prominent Parthian period rock relief, ceramics suggest a later Sasanian date for the site. The authors discuss the 2009 season's results, and consider possible parallels for the preserved architecture, although further work is needed to securely date and characterize the site.
K1 Excavations
K1 Sabers
K1 Fortresses
K1 Rocks
K1 Stone
K1 Topographical elevation
K1 Decorative ceramics
K1 Rooms
DO 10.1017/irq.2014.9