Spanish team uncovers ancient city in Erbil
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Spanish archaeological team has found an ancient city in Erbil province, believed to date back to the Bronze Age.
“It is a little site. It is not very big,” Miquel Molist, professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, told Rudaw.
The objects found on the site “correspond to the first city in northern Mesopotamia,” he said.
The Autonomous University of Barcelona has been helping Kurdish academics excavate Gird Lashkar city in eastern Erbil since 2016.
Molist has visited the Kurdistan Region many times over the past decade, researching archaeological sites. He said that unearthing the Gird Laskhkar site is culturally, politically and historically important for Kurdistan.
This year, they found houses built with mud.
Amir Karim is a Kurdish archaeologist.
“One of the artifacts we found was the remains of construction material. We also found sculptures and knives made from stones. After we found these things, we excavated the place scientifically,” he told Rudaw.
Their discoveries have revealed that Gird Lashkar was a populated city and a great trade centre between 3500-2000 BC. Items such as construction materials, valuable stones and tarmac were found at the site.
“It is a little site. It is not very big,” Miquel Molist, professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, told Rudaw.
The objects found on the site “correspond to the first city in northern Mesopotamia,” he said.
The Autonomous University of Barcelona has been helping Kurdish academics excavate Gird Lashkar city in eastern Erbil since 2016.
Molist has visited the Kurdistan Region many times over the past decade, researching archaeological sites. He said that unearthing the Gird Laskhkar site is culturally, politically and historically important for Kurdistan.
This year, they found houses built with mud.
Amir Karim is a Kurdish archaeologist.
“One of the artifacts we found was the remains of construction material. We also found sculptures and knives made from stones. After we found these things, we excavated the place scientifically,” he told Rudaw.
Their discoveries have revealed that Gird Lashkar was a populated city and a great trade centre between 3500-2000 BC. Items such as construction materials, valuable stones and tarmac were found at the site.
Vajin Murad contributed to this article