Historical place profile
Seh Gubba
Ball (1987) describes his excavations at Seh Gubba that were carried out as part of the Saddam Dam Salvage Project. These excavations took place in early 1986 and revealed a fortified town. Ramparts dating to either the Sasanian or Byzantine phases surround the tell but Ball speculates the settlement was likely of Roman origin.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:874687
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:874687
- Place type
- settlement, tell
- Coordinates
- 36.857111, 42.473241
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Ball (1987) describes his excavations at Seh Gubba that were carried out as part of the Saddam Dam Salvage Project. These excavations took place in early 1986 and revealed a fortified town. Ramparts dating to either the Sasanian or Byzantine phases surround the tell but Ball speculates the settlement was likely of Roman origin.
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 89 E4 Seh Gubba
Source and reuse
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