Zawi Chemi
Coordinates: 36 ° 46 ′ 54 ″ N , 44 ° 16 ′ 44 ″ E
Zawi Chemi is a prehistoric settlement in the Iraqi governorate of Erbil , four kilometers from the Shanidar Cave .
A very old radiocarbon dating gives the age of the find layer with about 8640 BC. Chr. At (10870 ± 300 BP , W-681). One of the finds is obsidian , which comes from Nemrut Dağı in Turkey .
literature
- Ralph S. Solecki, Meyer Rubin: Dating of Zawi Chemi, an Early Village Site at Shanidar, Northern Iraq. Science NS 127 (No. 3312), 1958, 1446.
Web links
- An overview map
- Description of the place along with further data and facts. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010 ; Retrieved January 20, 2014 .
