Historical place profile

Mashkan-Shapir

Mashkan-Shapir, covering 56 ha, was occupied during the Uruk period and becomes more prominent during the Akkadian period and then during the Ur III period. The site is known today as Tall Abū Duwārī.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:715980704
Catalogue ID
pleiades:715980704
Place type
archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
32.405500, 45.220700
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Mashkan-Shapir, covering 56 ha, was occupied during the Uruk period and becomes more prominent during the Akkadian period and then during the Ur III period. The site is known today as Tall Abū Duwārī.

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: Pleiades

Source and reuse

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Research path

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