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Halaf culture

The Halaf culture is a prehistoric period which lasted between about 6100 BC and 5100 BC. The period is a continuous development out of the earlier Pottery Neolithic and is located primarily in the fertile valley of the Khabur River (Nahr al-Khabur), of south-eastern Turkey, Syria, and northern Iraq, although Halaf-influenced material is found throughout…

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Dates
c. 6,100–5,100 BC
Followed by
Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period, Hassuna culture, Samarra culture
Geographical range
Mesopotamia
Major sites
Tell Brak
Period
Neolithic 3 – Pottery Neolithic (PN)
Preceded by
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, Yarmukian culture

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Halaf's end (Northern Ubaid)

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Halaf culture

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Avg. degree1.95
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related to Halaf pottery · 20
Halaf culture → Anatolia, Art, Baghdad, Baltimore, BC, Chagar Bazar, Fragment, Halaf, Halafian, Iraq Museum, Mesopotamia, Metropolitan Museum, New York City, Nineveh, Tell Amarna, Tell Arpachiyah, Tepe Gawra, Turkey, US, Walters Art Museum
related to Origin · 20
Halaf culture → Anatolia, Balikh, Currently, Halaf, Halaf Neolithic's, Halaf's, Halafians, However, Iraq, Levels, Mound, No, Peter Akkermans, Previously, Sabi Abyad, Syria, Syrian, Tell Sabi Abyad, The, White Boy
related to Halaf's end (Northern Ubaid) · 15
Halaf culture → Akkermans, BC, Breniquet, Halaf, Halaf-Ubaid Transitional, Halafian, Halafians, Many Halafian, Mesopotamia, Northern Ubaid, Oates, The, Ubaid, Ubaidian, Ubaidians
related to Stamp seals · 6
Halaf culture → Halaf, Loop-handled, Near East, Stamp, The Halaf, They
related to External links · 5
Halaf culture → Arpachiyah, ArtHalaf Bowl, British Museum, Halaf, The Metropolitan Museum
Dates · 1
Halaf culture → c. 6,100–5,100 BC
Followed by · 1
Halaf culture → Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period, Hassuna culture, Samarra culture
Geographical range · 1
Halaf culture → Mesopotamia
Major sites · 1
Halaf culture → Tell Brak
Period · 1
Halaf culture → Neolithic 3 – Pottery Neolithic (PN)

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halaf culture period ubaid bc northern tell syria iraq transitional samarra pottery mesopotamia material site hassuna neolithic 5000 halaf-ubaid new

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Halaf cultureDatesc. 6,100–5,100 BC1.00infobox
Halaf cultureFollowed byHalaf-Ubaid Transitional period, Hassuna culture, Samarra culture1.00infobox
Halaf cultureGeographical rangeMesopotamia1.00infobox
Halaf cultureMajor sitesTell Brak1.00infobox
Halaf culturePeriodNeolithic 3 – Pottery Neolithic (PN)1.00infobox
Halaf culturePreceded byPre-Pottery Neolithic B, Yarmukian culture1.00infobox
Halaf cultureType siteTell Halaf1.00infobox
Halaf cultureis aprehistoric period which lasted between about 6100 BC and 5100 BC0.90text
Halaf culturerelated to External linksHalaf0.60section
Halaf culturerelated to External linksThe Metropolitan Museum0.60section
Halaf culturerelated to External linksArtHalaf Bowl0.60section
Halaf culturerelated to External linksArpachiyah0.60section

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