Historical place profile

[Aberta]

A significant site, estimated at 150 hectares during the Sassanian period, contracting to 100 hectares during the Early Islamic-Sāmarrān period.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:893927
Catalogue ID
pleiades:893927
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
33.238967, 44.881158
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A significant site, estimated at 150 hectares during the Sassanian period, contracting to 100 hectares during the Early Islamic-Sāmarrān period.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F4 [Aberta]

Source and reuse

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Research path

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