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The testing trench is located on the Bnawasuta-Penjwen project

The Directorate of Archeology and Culture of Sulaimani continued their work and activities by conducting a test trench excavation in an area of 17 dunams in front of Bashmakh international gate, approximately 600 meters away.

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Banea 2024 Archaeological Conference at the University of Glasgow

On 3-4-5 January 2024, the University of Glasgow in Scotland hosted the International Archaeological Conference entitled "Archaeological Heritage Practice in Southwest Asia: Towards Equitable Futures".

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Residential project in Chwartaq district

In the Chwartaq district, there is a residential project. As per the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Law on The Management and Preservation of Heritage the Kurdistan Region of Iraq No. 5 of 2021, which were published in Al-waqa'a Al-iraqiya Newspaper (306), Number (23) on 14/7/2023, Article (10) and paragraph (3) state that if the land area for a commercial project exceeding more than (10 Acres), a test pit needs to be excavated to determine if the land is an archaeological site or not.

Archaeological Awareness Seminar

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In joint contract project  between Sulaimani Directorate of Archeology and Culture and the German Universities of Frankfurt and Erlingand, an archaeological awareness seminar was held at Shahidan Primary School in Qalrkh village in Sharazoor township  The seminar focused on the importance of the history of Sharazoor and the archaeological excavations of Qalrkh Hill were explained to the participants. Also, several archaeological objects were introduced to the students.