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{{Short description|Archeological site in northern Iraq}} |
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{{Infobox ancient site |
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| location = [[Chamchamal]], [[Iraqi Kurdistan |
| location = [[Chamchamal]], [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] |
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| region = [[Mesopotamia]] |
| region = [[Mesopotamia]] |
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| type = Settlement |
| type = Settlement |
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'''Jarmo''' ( |
'''Jarmo''' (Qal'at Jarmo) ({{lang-ku|Çermo}}) is a prehistoric [[archeological site]] located in modern [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] on the foothills of the [[Zagros Mountains]]. It lies at an altitude of 800 m above sea-level in a belt of [[oak]] and [[pistachio]] woodlands in the [[ʿAdhaim|Adhaim River]] watershed. Excavations revealed that Jarmo was an [[agriculture|agricultural]] community dating back to 7090 BC. It was broadly contemporary with such other important [[Neolithic]] sites such as [[Jericho]] in the [[Southern Levant]] and [[Çatalhöyük]] in [[Anatolia]]. |
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== Discovery and excavation == |
== Discovery and excavation == |