Test trenching in the immediate vicinity of the mounded site of Girda Dasht (Iraqi-Kurdistan, district of Soran)

我们正在申请资金，以便在伊拉克库尔德斯坦的索兰（Soran）对主要由新石器和铜石石器组成的物质进行有限的考古调查（测试沟）。该基地位于河流阶地上，离Girda Dasht的丘状遗址最近。我们计划布置一个5米乘3米的沟槽，以调查遗址的形成过程、建筑结构的存在和地层序列。申请人须持有有效的挖掘许可证。实地考察的目的是展示申请人在更广泛地区的持续存在。这种存在对于今后的工作是至关重要的，特别是对于已经与索兰古物管理局、埃尔比勒总局和索兰大学建立的合作关系。

We are applying for funds to realize a limited archaeological investigation (test trench) into a concentration of predominantly neo- and chalcolithic material in Soran, Iraqi Kurdistan. The site is situated on a fluvial terrace in closest vicinity to the mounded site of Girda Dasht. We plan to lay out a 5 by 3 m trench to investigate site formation processes, the presence of built structures and the stratigraphic sequence. The applicants have a valid excavation permit. The fieldwork aims demonstrating the applicants‘ continuous presence in the wider region. Such a presence is crucial for future work especially for the already established collaborations with the directorate of Antiquities at Soran, the General Directorate at Erbil and at Soran University.