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Hellenistic Landscapes and Seleucid Control in Mesopotamia: the View from the Erbil Plain in Northern Iraq

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In this article we discuss the archaeological landscapes of the Erbil plain during the Hellenistic period (late fourth century BCE–mid second century BCE) based on the data collected during the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) between 2012 and...

13ICAANE Symposium: Ongoing Archaeological Research on the Erbil Plain

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Organizers - Petra Creamer (Emory University), Rocco Palermo (Bryn Mawr College), Jason Ur (Harvard University) Location - University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities, Room 15A.2.11 Date and Time - Monday, May 22nd / 2-6 pm 2:00-2:15: Introduction -...

The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey: Preliminary Results, 2012-2020

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The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) investigates settlement and land use from the Neolithic to the present in the Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which includes a large portion of the core of the Assyrian Empire. In seven...

New EPAS publication: Ur and Giraud, "vers une histoire du peuplement de la plaine d'Erbil"

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Just appeared: “ Vers une histoire du peuplement de la plaine d'Erbil.” in Arbela Antiqua, edited by Frédéric Alpi, Zidan Bradosty, Jessica Giraud, John MacGinnis, and Raija Mattila, 59-75. This chapter (in French) summarizes our research in the 2012-2013...

Erbil (Kurdistan Region of Iraq)

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The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) maps archaeological sites and landscape features over the past 10,000 years. Its geographical focus is the plain around the city of Erbil, the capital of Erbil governorate...

Vers une histoire du peuplement de la plaine d'Erbil

Book Chapter

Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season

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3D Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region on Sketchfab

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The drone data collection program of the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) is producing interactive 3D models of sites and landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Click here for our models on Sketchfab. Site 2 Qasr Shemamok by Erbil Plain...

EPAS 2013 currently underway

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After two weeks of fieldwork, the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey has already identified over sixty new sites, almost all of them not previously recognized by archaeologists. The project will continue through the end of September. For more images...

Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey is in the field (August-September)

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Follow our findings on Facebook here. This season the team is experimenting with UAVs in archaeological survey. See Facebook for more photos of the landscape of Kurdistan from above.

2012 Field Season

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Goals of the 2012 EPAS Field Season In the first season of the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS), our goals were: Obtain a five-year contract with the General Directorate of Antiquities of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq; Test our satellite...

Grants, Fellowships, Honors

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2013-2015 National Science Foundation Senior Research Grant BCS-1261118, $197,075 (for The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey) [ abstract] 2013 National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration Grant 9277-13, $15,870 (for The Erbil Plain...