Tell Arpachiyah

Tell Arpachiyah (outside modern Mosul in Ninawa Governorate Iraq) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Nineveh Province (Iraq). It takes its name from a more recent village located about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Nineveh. The local name of the mound on which the site is located is Tepe Reshwa.

Tell Arpachiyah
Shown within Iraq
Alternative nameTepe Reshwa
LocationNineveh Province, Iraq
RegionNorthern Mesopotamia
Coordinates36°22′17″N 43°11′52″E
Typetell
Site notes
Excavation dates1933, 1976
ArchaeologistsM. Mallowan, J. Cruikshank Rose, I. Hijara

Tepe Gawra is also a contemporary Neolithic site located in the Mosul region.

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