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Hassuna culture
Hassuna culture
Hassuna culture (in yellow), next to Samarra, Halaf and Ubaid cultures.
Geographical rangeMesopotamia
PeriodNeolithic
Datescirca 6000 BC
Type siteTell Hassuna
Major sitesTell Shemshara
Preceded byPre-Pottery Neolithic B, Yarmukian culture, Halaf culture
Followed byUbaid period
Hassuna culture is located in Iraq
Tell Hassuna
Tell Hassuna
Tell Shemshara
Tell Shemshara
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Map of Iraq showing important sites that were occupied by the Hassuna culture (clickable map)

The Hassuna culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture in northern Mesopotamia dating to the early sixth millennium BC. It is named after the type site of Tell Hassuna in Iraq. Other sites where Hassuna material has been found include Tell Shemshara.

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