Iraq

Over the last 50 years, countries across North Africa and the Middle East have seen a significant increase in dam construction which, notwithstanding their benefits, have endangered archaeological heritage. Archaeological surveys and salvage excavations have been carried out in threatened areas in the past, but the formation of reservoirs often resulted in the permanent loss of archaeological data.

This chapter presents some considerations on the tools found at Tell Zurghul. After a brief explanation of the objects inventory process, it discusses clay and stone tools in detail with particular attention to fishing net weights, sickles, worked and chipped stone.