Jarmo
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Jarmo is an early Neolithic archaeological village site in modern Iraq, notable as one of the earliest known farming communities in the Near East.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jarmo canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric village ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceFrom | about 35 km east of Kirkuk ⓘ |
| chronology | 8th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Pre-Pottery Neolithic ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sayid Fuad Safar ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | c. 7000 BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedArea | about 12,000–16,000 square meters ⓘ |
| estimatedPopulation | around 150–250 inhabitants at its peak ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Robert J. Braidwood ⓘ |
| excavatedByInstitution |
Oriental Institute Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
|
| excavationCampaign |
1948–1955 excavations
ⓘ
1959–1963 excavations ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
beads
ⓘ
burials beneath house floors ⓘ domesticated barley ⓘ domesticated dogs ⓘ domesticated goats ⓘ domesticated lentils ⓘ domesticated peas ⓘ domesticated pigs ⓘ domesticated sheep ⓘ domesticated wheat ⓘ figurines ⓘ grinding stones ⓘ multi-room dwellings ⓘ obsidian tools ⓘ permanent mud-brick houses ⓘ pottery in later levels ⓘ rectangular houses ⓘ sickle blades ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdistan Region
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
|
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest known farming villages in the Near East
ⓘ
early domesticated animals ⓘ early domesticated plants ⓘ early evidence of agriculture ⓘ |
| period | early Neolithic ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Iraq ⓘ |
| significance |
important reference for Neolithic chronology in the Zagros region
ⓘ
key site for studying early village life ⓘ key site for understanding the origins of agriculture ⓘ |
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