Tell Sheikh Hamad
Stantis, Chris
Citation
Stantis, C., 2022. Tell Sheikh Hamad. https://doi.org/10.48530/isoarch.2022.007
Abstract
The Dur-Katlimmu is a Syrian archaeological site in Deir Ezzor governorate, and its modern name is Tel of Sheikh Hamad (sometimes spelled ‘Tell Seh Hamad’), about 70 km from Deir Ezzor, on the eastern bank of the Khabur River. The ancient name of the site was known through the cuneiform Tablets of this Tel. In 1977, thirty cuneiform tablets were found in one of the irrigation streams, among them, a Tablet confirming that Tell Sheikh Hamad is the site of the Assyrian city “Dur-Katlimmu”. Researchers Heide Hornig and Bettina Jungklaus report the isotopes values of humans excavated from this site, measuring δ13c and δ15N from bone collagen, δ13c from carbonate, and δ18o from carbonate. The study is based on the analysis of 702 skeletal individuals from the Parthian-Roman burial ground in the "Middle Lower Town II" excavation section.
Keywords
- Roman
- Parthian
- Syria
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