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A mysterious affair of styles: The Ninevite 5 Pottery of Northern Mesopotamia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2014

Michael Roaf  and
Robert Killick
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Abstract

The elusive Ninevite 5 culture of northern Mesopotamia has repeatedly defied attempts by archaeologists to fathom its mysteries. In this article the relationship between the painted and incised styles of Ninevite 5 pottery is investigated with the help of Hercule Poirot who was present when Ninevite 5 was given its name. The evidence from earlier excavations and from recent rescue work in northern Iraq is examined and a new verdict on the development of the Ninevite 5 pottery styles is reached.

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IRAQ , Volume 49 , 1987 , pp. 199 - 230
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Copyright © The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 1987

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