#  2012 Field Season 

 



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   ![2012 team at Tell Baqrta](/sites/g/files/omnuum6996/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/jasonur/files/2012_team_p1065270.jpg?itok=YzEs_oyw) 

 

**Goals of the 2012 EPAS Field Season**

In the first season of the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS), our goals were:

1. Obtain a five-year contract with the General Directorate of Antiquities of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq;
2. Test our satellite-based archaeological site identification methodology;
3. Develop a field survey methodology suitable for the physical and cultural environment of the Erbil plain;
4. Conduct intensive field survey of 2-3 small regions

EPAS successfully attained these four goals in our 2012 field season, which included 18 field days between 4 August and 29 August. For a full report, see Jason Ur et al., "Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season" in the journal *Iraq* (PDF available [here](https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/11510264)).

### **Results**

   ![2012 map overview](/sites/g/files/omnuum6996/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/jasonur/files/2012_final_report_overview.jpg?itok=HcJA6--8) 

 

- 93 archaeological sites covering 628.3 hectares (not counting Neo-Assyrian and Medieval Erbil, which may have been as large as 355 hectares);
- 9 ancient canals;
- 16,688 pot sherds, totaling 576 kilos

### **Team Members of EPAS 2012**

- Prof. Jason Ur, Harvard University, USA (Project Director)
- Prof. Lidewijde De Jong, Groningen University, the Netherlands (Associate Director)
- Dr. James Osborne, Johns Hopkins University, USA (Associate Director)
- Dr. Jessica Giraud, IFPO Erbil (Associate Director)
- Mr. Max Price, Harvard University (Graduate Student of Archaeology)
- Mr. Khalil Barzanji, Directorate of Antiquities, Erbil (Representative)
- Mr. Gareb Ismail Bawamurad, Directorate of Antiquities, Erbil (Representative)
- Mr. Bapir Rashid Bawel (Interpreter and Driver)