Dispatches from Iraqi Kurdistan: The Rowanduz Archaeological Program 2014
This summer, faculty and students from Penn are excavating at the site of Gird-i Dasht and burned settlements around Sidekan in Iraqi Kurdistan. Pictured: Dr. Brad Hafford (bottom left), Dr. Richard L....
View ArticleDispatches from Iraqi Kurdistan: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
May 11 Good morning from Doha in Qatar! Every field season starts with getting to where you work. Often, this seemingly simple task can become its own odyssey. Many research projects are located in the...
View ArticleDispatches from Iraqi Kurdistan: On the Road Again
May 14 Driving in the United States does little to prepare you for the fluidity, and occasional terror, of driving in the Middle East. In major cities, like Cairo, Damascus, or Tehran, traffic ebbs and...
View ArticleDispatches from Iraqi Kurdistan: Banahilk
Hello again from Iraqi Kurdistan! It’s been almost two weeks since my last post. In that time, we’ve been very busy getting the project started. When people think about archaeology, they don’t envision...
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