  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Diyala Governorate |
| Coordinates | 34°1′48″N 45°10′12″E / 34.03000°N 45.17000°E |
| Type | tell |
| Length | 54 metre |
| Width | 30 metre |
| Height | 2.5 metre |
| History | |
| Periods | Ubaid period |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1978 |
| Archaeologists | Sabah Abboud Jasim |
Tell Rashid is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. The site lies in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, some 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Tell Abada, another Ubaid period site. It measures 54 by 30 m and extends 2.5 m above the surrounding plain. Tell Rashid was excavated for a single season in 1978 under the direction of Sabah Abboud Jasim as part of the archaeological salvage work being done for the construction of the Hemrin Dam.[1] The excavation trench reached a depth of 5 m, at which point virgin soil (undisturbed by human activity) was reached. Four different occupation levels were recognised, all dating to the Ubaid period.[2]
- ^ Jasim, Sabah Abboud (2021). Tell Abada : an Ubaid village in Central Mesopotamia (PDF). Sebastian Payne, Bob Bewley. Chicago. ISBN 978-1-61491-069-5. OCLC 1303909590.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Jasim, Sabah Abboud (1983). "Notes on the excavation at Tell Rashid, Iraq". Paléorient. 9 (1): 99–103. doi:10.3406/paleo.1983.4336.