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Depuis 2012, \u00c9veha International est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 la mission de Kunara, au Kurdistan irakien.
A l’origine dirig\u00e9 par Christine Kepinski (CNRS, UMR 7041), ce projet est d\u00e9sormais plac\u00e9 sous la responsabilit\u00e9 d’Aline Tenu (CNRS, UMR 7041).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Direction
Christine Kepinski<\/strong>\u00a0(Director of Research CNRS, HDR University of Paris I, UMR 7041)
Aline Tenu<\/strong>\u00a0(since 2015)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How Eveha International Participates
<\/strong>Topography,
archaeological investigations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Localisation<\/strong>
Iraq<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Location and historical summary<\/strong>
The site of Kunara is situated in the eastern part of Iraqi Kurdistan, in the foothills of the Zagros mountains. More specifically, it is located on the Sulaymaniyah plain, bordered by the Azmar Range to the north-east and by Baranan Mountain to the south-west. Human occupation at this site is characterised by two tells (the Upper and Lower Towns) adjoining the Tanjaro river.

Based on the material collected during fieldwalking and during the first excavations, the site appears to have been occupied from the Neolithic period to the Bronze Age. No evidence for later occupations has yet been identified.

Written sources mention, at different times, the presence of peoples such as the Turukkaeans, the Lullubi and the Gutins in this region. The organisation of these settlements is better known under the reign of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II. Records of his military campaigns mention nineteen fortified towns within an area referred to as \u201cZamua\u201d, which later became an Assyrian province and which corresponds to the study region.

Research history<\/strong>
This site was chosen as a result of a preliminary survey carried out in 2011 on a stretch of the valley. The archaeology of this region had previously seen very little study. However, the current results reveal a high density of sites located on the plain, with dates stretching from the 7th<\/sup>\u00a0millennium BC (Hassuna period) to the Islamic period. As part of research into the early periods, the site of Kunara is a primary source of information, due to its long sequence of occupation from the at least the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0millennium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Partners<\/strong>
Sulaymaniyah Antiquities Directorate
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Maison Ren\u00e9 Ginouv\u00e8s, Arch\u00e9ologie et Ethnologie, UMR 7041, Arscan, Arch\u00e9ologies et Sciences de l\u2019Antiquit\u00e9
Natural History Museum, UMR 7209, SAPA (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s, Animaux et Plantes en Asie)
Maison de l\u2019Orient M\u00e9diterran\u00e9en, UMR 5133, Archorient<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Links<\/strong> :
Christine Kepinski, Director of Research CNRS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The excavation campaigns (by year)<\/h2>\n\n\n