Back تشوغا مامي Arabic Txoga Mami Catalan Choga Mami Spanish تشوغا مامی Persian Choga Mami Finnish Choga Mami French צ'וגה מאמי HE Choga Mami Italian Choga Mami Malay 乔加·玛米 Chinese
Unknown Native Name | |
  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Diyala Province, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mandali region |
| Coordinates | 33°53′00″N 45°27′00″E / 33.883330°N 45.449990°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Mud Brick |
| Founded | 5600 BC |
| Abandoned | 4800 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1967-1968 |
| Archaeologists | Joan and David Oates |
| Condition | In ruins |
Choga Mami is a Samarran settlement site in Diyala province in Eastern Iraq in the Mandali region.[1] It shows the first canal irrigation in operation at about 6000 BCE.[2][3][4]
The site, about 70 miles northeast of Baghdad, has been dated to the late 6th millennium BCE. It was occupied in several phases from the Samarran culture through the Ubaid. Buildings were rectangular and built of mud brick, including a guard tower at the settlement's entrance. Irrigation supported livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) and arable (wheat, barley and flax) agriculture.[5]
One important aspect of the site therefore is the evidence that it yields for chronological relationships between North and South Mesopotamian cultures, at least in the area of Mandali, and for connections with Iran. The introduction of irrigation, new types of grain, foreign ceramic styles and domestic cattle are all located in the Choga Mami phase, a late manifestation of the Samarran Period in lowland Mesopotamia. This chronological identification thus also suggests the source of these innovations: migration from the lowlands.
Artifacts found at Choga Mami include Samarran painted pottery and elaborate clay female figurines.[5]
- ^ Helbaek, Hans, "Samarran Irrigation Agriculture at Choga Mami in Iraq", Iraq, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring, 1972
- ^ Alexander R. Thomas, Gregory M. Fulkerson (2021), City and Country: The Historical Evolution of Urban-Rural Systems. Rowman & Littlefield. p.137
- ^ Yoffee, Norman and Clark, Jeffery J. (eds) (1993), "Early Stages in the Evolution of Mesopotamian Civilization: Soviet Excavations in Northern Iraq", (The University of Arizona Press, Tucson)
- ^ Potts, Daniel (1997), "Mesopotamian Civilization: The Material Foundation", (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York)
- ^ a b "031. Choga Mami (ancient name unknown)". Iraq. US Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.