The Excavations at Tell al Rimah, 1968

Abstract

The fifth season of excavations at Tell al Rimah lasted from March 9th to June 9th, 1968. The work was sponsored by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq and supported by contributions from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, and the British Academy. The staff included Mrs. Joan Oates, who undertook part of the conservation work and shared the recording of the pottery with Miss Carolyn Prater (now Mrs. Postgate) who has subsequently been engaged in the preparation of a pottery corpus; Miss Barbara Parker, epigraphist and photographer; Miss Elizabeth Dowman, in her third season as conservator and registrar; Mr. Christopher Walker, epigraphist; Mr. Edward Blandy, photographer and assistant surveyor, and Mr. Roger Whitney, draughtsman, who also helped with the recording of the pottery. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ellis assisted us during the first part of the season, and Mr. Julian Reade, who was principally engaged in a study of material from Tell Taya, gave valuable help at the end. The Representative of the Directorate General of Antiquities was Sayyid Manhl Jabr, whose energy and local knowledge were of the greatest value to us. I must acknowledge my debt to all my colleagues, and to the staff of the Directorate General of Antiquities, especially the Director General, Dr. Faisal al Wailly, and the Inspector General of Excavations, Professor Fuad Safar.