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title: Pottery from the Amarneh Cemetery at Til Barsip
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7217/pottery-from-the-amarneh-cemetery-at-til-barsip/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pottery from the Amarneh Cemetery at Til Barsip

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Pottery from the Amarneh Cemetery at Til Barsip](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7217.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7217.jpg)

## Image Caption

Much of the known [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) from the Euphrates region comes from tombs, often in large cemeteries attached to settlement sites. The tombs are of a variety of types, but most typically they consist of rock-cut or stone-built subterranean chambers designed for multiple successive use. One of the largest excavated tombs of this sort is the so-called" hypogeum" at Til Barsip, which contained over 1000 complete pottery vessels. The pottery here is from various tombs in the Amarneh cemetery, arranged to give an impression of the density of material within such tombs. Early [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/), 2600-2000 BCE. From Amarneh cemetery at Til Barsip, modern-day Aleppo Governorate, [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 08). Pottery from the Amarneh Cemetery at Til Barsip. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7217/pottery-from-the-amarneh-cemetery-at-til-barsip/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery from the Amarneh Cemetery at Til Barsip." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7217/pottery-from-the-amarneh-cemetery-at-til-barsip/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery from the Amarneh Cemetery at Til Barsip." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7217/pottery-from-the-amarneh-cemetery-at-til-barsip/>.

## License & Copyright

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