The Excavations at Tell al Rimah, 1967

Abstract

The fourth season of excavations at Tell al Rimah, from March 3rd to June 3rd, 1967, was sponsored by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, assisted by contributions from the University Museum, Philadelphia, the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the British Academy. The staff included Mr. J. E. Reade (Assistant Director), Miss Stephanie Page (epigraphist and registrar) Mr. Christopher Dalley (surveyor and photographer) and Mr. Jonathan Hodgkin (draughtsman). We were assisted for considerable periods by Mrs. Joan Oates, who undertook conservation and the recording of a large part of the pottery, Mr. Peter Dorrell, an expert photographer who took many of the photographs published here, and Mr. David Hawkins who gave very valuable help with the cleaning and study of the tablets and drew the seals and seal impressions. Mr. Reade was in charge of the excavations at Tell Taya, on which a separate report is published in this Journal. The Representative of the Directorate General of Antiquities was Sayyid Majid Abdullah, who was always ready to help with our problems. I must express my gratitude to all my colleagues, and our joint thanks to Dr. Faisal al Wailly, Director General of Antiquities, Professor Fuad Safar, Inspector General of Excavations, and their staff for their kindness and cooperation.