Reassessing Early Urbanism in North-Eastern Mesopotamia

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New evidence at the archaeological site of Bassetki (ancient Mardaman, Duhok province, Iraq) suggests thatindicators of urbanism predate the so-called second urban revolution in the later Early Bronze Age (EBA)thereby challenging conventional models of urbanisation in Ancient Mesopotamia. I will evaluate theMardaman excavation data with a focus on early EBA architecture, material culture, stratigraphy, andmicrostratigraphy from domestic contexts, taking a multi-scalar GIS-based approach. This diachronicanalysis will indicate changes in organisation as the site grew into a major centre and allow me to reassessthe state of urbanisation in Northern Mesopotamia at that time.