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Bieliński, Piotr: The third season of excavations in northeast Syria- 1990
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THE THIRD SEASON OF EXCAVATIONS IN NORTHEAST SYRIA - 1990
by Piotr Bielifski
In 1988 a team from the PCMA started excavating two sites situated within the
Hassake Eastern Dam Reservoir Area. One of these was Tell Djassa al-Gharbi, the other
Tell Abu Hafur.* 1 Our explorations in this region were part of the International Salvage
Programme of Hasake Dams Area, which is organized and supervised by the Syrian
Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums. In 1990 the third season of these
excavations took place. We wish to express here our gratitude to the Directorate General
of Antiquities for the help and constant support offered us throughout the campaign.
In particular we owe sincere thanks to Dr. Adnan Bounni, Director of Excavations, Mr.
Jean Simon Lazar, Director of Antiquities in Hasake, Mr. Hussein Youssuf who was
working with us as representative of the Directorate, and finally Dr. Antoine Suleiman.
The campaign started on September 22 and lasted till November 6. This was our
last season of digging since the water from the Khabur began filling the Hasake Eastern
Dam basin on the day we finished our excavations and by now both sites have been
covered by the waters of the new lake. The mission was composed of four archaeologists
headed by Dr. Maria Krogulska at the beginning of the season and later on by the
present writer.^
TELL DJASSA AL-GHARBI
The investigations on this site were carried out in four separate sectors. Two of
these: the so called step trench (squares A-J) and trench K-L (squares K-L), situated
on the northern slope of the tell, were already the object of explorations during
1 See PAM 1, 1990, pp. 17-25.
1 The members of the staff were: Mrs. Dorota Bielihska and
Messrs. Andrzej Reiche, Rafal Kolifeki and Tomasz Skierniewski,
For the last week we were aided by Dr. Franciszek M. St^pniowski
who was a member of this team in the 1988 season as well.
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by Piotr Bielifski
In 1988 a team from the PCMA started excavating two sites situated within the
Hassake Eastern Dam Reservoir Area. One of these was Tell Djassa al-Gharbi, the other
Tell Abu Hafur.* 1 Our explorations in this region were part of the International Salvage
Programme of Hasake Dams Area, which is organized and supervised by the Syrian
Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums. In 1990 the third season of these
excavations took place. We wish to express here our gratitude to the Directorate General
of Antiquities for the help and constant support offered us throughout the campaign.
In particular we owe sincere thanks to Dr. Adnan Bounni, Director of Excavations, Mr.
Jean Simon Lazar, Director of Antiquities in Hasake, Mr. Hussein Youssuf who was
working with us as representative of the Directorate, and finally Dr. Antoine Suleiman.
The campaign started on September 22 and lasted till November 6. This was our
last season of digging since the water from the Khabur began filling the Hasake Eastern
Dam basin on the day we finished our excavations and by now both sites have been
covered by the waters of the new lake. The mission was composed of four archaeologists
headed by Dr. Maria Krogulska at the beginning of the season and later on by the
present writer.^
TELL DJASSA AL-GHARBI
The investigations on this site were carried out in four separate sectors. Two of
these: the so called step trench (squares A-J) and trench K-L (squares K-L), situated
on the northern slope of the tell, were already the object of explorations during
1 See PAM 1, 1990, pp. 17-25.
1 The members of the staff were: Mrs. Dorota Bielihska and
Messrs. Andrzej Reiche, Rafal Kolifeki and Tomasz Skierniewski,
For the last week we were aided by Dr. Franciszek M. St^pniowski
who was a member of this team in the 1988 season as well.
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