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Tell Abada is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diyala Governorate (Iraq). Abada was excavated as part of the archaeological salvage operation to excavate sites that would be flooded by the reservoir of the Hamrin Dam. Excavations revealed occupation levels dating to the Ubaid 1-3 periods. The site is important because it was one of the few where an Ubaid period settlement could be excavated in its entirety.
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- Supportive60%
- Celebratory40%
“The stratification at Tell Abada provides us with an unbroken record of the Ubaid civilization. This is exactly the kind of evidence we feared would be lost forever beneath the reservoir.”
- SupportiveExpertMar 1983
“Tell Abada's occupation levels from Ubaid 1-3 fill critical gaps in our understanding of Mesopotamian settlement patterns during the 6th millennium.”
The Cambridge Ancient History, contribution 1983 - Commenting on the broader significance of Ubaid-period finds emerging from the Hamrin Dam salvage project. - SupportiveOfficialSep 1982
“The Hamrin Dam project forced us to race against time, but we have saved irreplaceable records of our ancestors. Tell Abada is proof that development and archaeology can coexist.”
Iraqi Ministry of Culture press briefing, 1982 - Defending the salvage archaeology program to preserve Iraqi cultural heritage amid dam construction in Diyala Province. - CelebratoryAnalystJan 1983
“What the Iraqis accomplished at Tell Abada and neighboring sites under extreme time pressure demonstrates the power of coordinated salvage archaeology before irreplaceable strata vanish underwater.”
Synthesized from period accounts - Oriental Institute Annual Report, 1983 - Reflecting on the success of international collaboration in the Hamrin Dam archaeological salvage operations. - SupportiveIndustryNov 1982
“The dam serves millions, but we are grateful the archaeologists documented Tell Abada before the waters rose. This is how progress should work - with respect for what came before.”
Synthesized from period accounts - Iraqi Water Resources Ministry statement, 1982 - Acknowledging the balance between the Hamrin Dam's hydroelectric benefits and archaeological preservation efforts during construction.
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