The Italian Archaeological Expedition in the Erbil Plain (Kurdistan Region of Iraq). A Summary of Four Seasons of Excavations at Helawa (2016-2019)

Peyronel, Luca

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“…(Fig. 2A) 17 . The Helawa mound lays along a bend of an ephemeral stream surrounding the tell at the foot of its western and south-western slopes.…”

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“…7000 BCE) to the Early Islamic period (VII cent. AD) 17,18 . We carried out detailed archaeological and geomorphological survey coupled with the use of high-resolution UAV images and derived photogrammetric 3D models of each site to elaborate a digital surface model (DSM) employed to elaborate a RUSLE model for the two sites.…”

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“…Among the others, the multi-period mounds of Helawa and Aliawa are noteworthy anthropogenic features, investigated since 2013 by the MAIPE (Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Piana di Erbil) Archaeological Project of the University of Milan. The two sites together allow to reconstruct a long occupational sequence spanning from the prehistoric period to the Islamic age 17 . In fact, Helawa (Fig.…”

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Geomorphological assessment of the preservation of archaeological tell sites

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Tells are multi-layered, archaeological mounds representing anthropogenic landforms common in arid regions. In such contexts, the preservation of the archaeological record is mined by ongoing climate changes, shift in land use, and intense human overgrazing. Such natural and human-driven factors tune the response of archaeological soils and sediments to erosion. Geomorphology offers a plethora of tools for mapping natural and anthropogenic landforms and evaluating their response to unremitting weathering, erosional and depositional processes. Here, we present a geomorphological investigation on two anthropogenic mounds in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a special focus on the ongoing erosional processes mining their slope stability and threatening the preservation of the local archaeological landscape. Applying the revised universal soil loss equation model for soil loess derived from UAV imagery and implemented with geoarchaeological investigation, we assess the erosion rate along anthropogenic mounds and estimate the risk of losing archaeological deposits. We argue that a large-scale application of our approach in arid and semi-arid regions may improve our ability to (i) estimate the rate of soil and/or archaeological sediments loss, (ii) propose mitigation strategies to prevent the dismantling of the archaeological record, and (iii) schedule archaeological operations in areas of moderate to extreme erosion risk.

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“…(Fig. 2A) 17 . The Helawa mound lays along a bend of an ephemeral stream surrounding the tell at the foot of its western and south-western slopes.…”

Section: Results: Geomorphological Assessment Of Ongoing Processes At...mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Geomorphological Assessment Of the Preservation Of Archaeolo...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Geomorphological Assessment Of the Preservation Of Archaeolo...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Geomorphological assessment of the preservation of archaeological tell sites

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The Italian Archaeological Expedition in the Erbil Plain (Kurdistan Region of Iraq). A Summary of Four Seasons of Excavations at Helawa (2016-2019)

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