Excavations reveal urban development and governance in ancient Maridaban during key periods.
The focus of the 2018 and 2019 excavations at Bassetki was on investigating the beginnings of the city in the Ninevite 5 period, its importance in the Akkadian and Old Babylonian periods, and its function as a governor’s seat in Middle Assyrian times. Thus, the main stages of the urban development of Maridaban/Mardaman/Mardama can be traced, which are also documented textually.
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