page_title: Tepe Gawra
section_title: Occupation history
hierarchical_section_title: Tepe Gawra / Occupation history
caption_attribution_description: English: Columbella Rustica snail shell necklace from Tepe Gawra (modern day Iraq) 4000 BCE The "Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology" exhibit also included real artifacts excavated in regions visited by the ficitional Indiana Jones in the feature film series. These artifacts were recovered from expeditions by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania who provided them to National Geographic for the exhibition. Photographed at the "Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology" exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C.
context_page_description: Tepe Gawra is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement in the Mosul region of northwest Iraq that was occupied between 5000 and 1500 BC. It contains remains from the Halaf period, the Ubaid period, and the Uruk period. Tepe Gawra contains material relating to the Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period c. 5,500–5,000 BC.
context_section_description: Excavations at Tepe Gawri revealed 16 levels showing that the Tepe Gawra site was occupied from approximately 5000 BC to 1500 BC. They include the earliest known temple to be decorated with pilasters and recesses. The Gawra Period (3500–2900 BC) is named for the site.
caption: Columbella Rustica snail shell necklace from Tepe Gawra (modern day Iraq) 4000 BCE
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