Excavations in the City of Arbil, 2009–2011

Key Points

• The aim is to explore and document a two-chambered vaulted tomb in Arbil and its historical context.
• Conducted excavations in Arbil between 2009 and 2011
• Analyzed grave goods and burial practices from the tomb
• Identified at least four individuals buried within the tomb
• Excavations uncovered a two-chambered vaulted tomb made of baked bricks
• Grave goods provided insights into burial rites from the Neo- to Post-Assyrian periods
• The tomb shows evidence of cultural practices spanning the 8th to 6th centuries BC