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The Iraqi Kurdistan Region has discovered a new Sassanid settlement located on Grdi-Kazhaw

Gird-î Kazhaw is located at the eastern perimeter of the large spring near Bestansur. The site consists of two mounds extending across an area of 4 ha. Mound A is only 2–3 m in height and of oval shape while Mound B reaches up to 10 m in height.

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Some maps and data of archaeological sites in Slemani province

Some maps and data of archaeological sites in Slemani province

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Archaeological work in the region is concentrated in Slemani

Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage of Slemani, currently has many contracts and partnerships with several foreign universities and institutes for (surveying, excavation, reconstruction and maintenance….. etc) in Slemani province.

Banea 2024 Archaeological Conference at the University of Glasgow

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 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".

During the conference, the Archaeology and Culture of Slemani was presented under the title "History of Slemani from the Stone Age to the Islamic Age".

The first day of the conference was dedicated to archaeological work in the Kurdistan Region. Representatives from several universities (including Reading, Glasgow, Liverpool, Harvard, and Berlin Institute), as well as the Director General of Archeology and Heritage of the Kurdistan Region, Dr. Kozad Ahmad from Slemani University, and experts from the Kurdish Heritage Revival Organization and Kurdish Heritage Organization, were present. These individuals are esteemed professors and experts in the field of archaeology in the Middle East.