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Zarzi was used by groups of hunter-gatherers between 18,000 and 14,000 years ago.

The cave here at Zarzi was used by groups of hunter-gatherers between 18,000 and 14,000 years ago. Zarzi Cave was excavated by Dorothy Garrod in 1928 and by Iraqi archaeologist Ghanim Wahida in 1971.

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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

Archaeological work in the region is concentrated in Slemani

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The international university and institute that currently have agreement to work and excavation in Slemani Province 

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.
All contracts are approved by the General Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage in the Kurdistan Region and its ministry in the government.
The content of the contracts will be drafted in the Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage of Slemani and reviewed by the section of (archaeologist and heritage) and legal section of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage.
The content of the contracts are based on law no.(5) of 2021 on the management and protection of Antiquities and heritage of the Kurdistan Region.
Some of the points of all contracts are derived from the law and fixed, while other points vary according to the type of archaeological sites, periods, type of works whether surveying ,excavation  or restoration…. etc.


1. University of Reading, UK. (Grdi-Bestanswr) and (Chami Zawi)
2. University of Munich, Germany and New York, America. (Grdi-Rostam)
3. University of Chubu, Japan. (Grdi-Yasin Tapa)
4. University of Tsukuba, Japan. (Gudi Charmo)
5. Institute of Liberal Art and Science, Kanazawa University, Japan. (Grdi-Shakr Tapa and Shekh Maeruf)
6. Institute for Western Asian Archaeologies, Frei Universität Berlin, Germany. (Grdi-Begum)
7. Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Grdi-Kazhaw and Qlerkh)
8. Universidad de Coimbra, Portuguese. (Grdi-Kani Shai)
9. Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italian. (Grdi-Yasen Tapa)
10. National museum of ASIAN ART, Smithsonian, America. (Grdi-Ban Qala)
11. University Paris I, French. (Grdi-Kunara)
12. CNRS, Paris I, French, (Ashkawti Sarsyan, Rostam Akha).
13. University Heidelberg, Germany, (Mirquli and Rabana project)
14. University of Liverpool UK, (Ashkawta Rash and Pala Gawra)
15. University of Lion, French (Grdi-Qala and Logrdan)
16. CNRS, French (Grdi-Kunara)
17. University of Munster, German (Grdi-Bazar & Qalat Dinka)
18. Archaios, French (Survey)