Sāmarrāʾ ware

pottery

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discovery at Hassuna

  • In Hassuna

    …of a ceramic pottery termed “Sāmarrāʾ ware,” which seems to have been brought in or made by craftsmen who originally migrated from what is now Iran. These levels, occupied during the so-called Hassuna-Sāmarrāʾ period (c. 5350–c. 5050 bc), are identified with a culture restricted to the area of the middle…

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