Zawi Chemi–Shanidar
archaeological site, Asia
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evidence of early Mesopotamian culture
- In history of Mesopotamia: The emergence of Mesopotamian civilization
…are the adjacent sites of Zawi Chemi Shanidar and Shanidar itself, which lie northwest of Rawāndūz. They date from the transition from the 10th to the 9th millennium bce and are classified as prepottery. The finds included querns (primitive mills) for grinding grain (whether wild or cultivated is not known),…
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