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A village on the outskirts of the Ottoman empire: archaeological research at Tell Zeyd
No full textThis paper presents the most recent results from the research programme Zeyd Archaeological Project; launched in 2022, this project aims at exploring economy and society in the hinterland of the historical province of Mosul in the long Islamic period focusing on a highly representative site of the area, Tell Zeyd. Three seasons of archaeological research at the site have made it possible to put together a rich assemblage of data that illustrates settlement patterns and production at the village in the Ottoman period. This paper focuses on the evidence that emerged from the 2024 excavations, and, more specifically, on the occupation phases that can be ascribed to
the Early Ottoman period (Period E), datable to around the sixteenth century
The Ottoman Ruralscape: New Data from Tell Zeyd (Iraq)
No full textTell Zeyd Archaeological Project is a recently launched programme of research that aims at exploring settlement, land use, and material culture in the rural world of the historical Mosul province in the long Islamic period (7th-early 20th c.) focusing on a highly representative site of the area, Tell Zeyd. Excavations carried out in 2022 and 2023 made it possible to acquire a rich documentation on the Ottoman period occupation, organised in a sequence that comprises four major Periods within this chronological horizon. Results concerning occupation patterns, material culture (pottery) and crops are offered in this paper. A rich picture of the Ottoman rural word emerges from this research; the study of the pottery finds makes it possible, for the first time, to establish a chrono-typology for a number of wares previously poorly understood in the area, thus creating new tools for further research
