Hassuna culture

Hassuna culture

Hassuna culture (in yellow), next to Samarra, Halaf and Ubaid cultures.
Geographical range	Mesopotamia
Period	Neolithic
Dates	circa 6000 BC
Type site	Tell Hassuna
Major sites	Tell Shemshara
Preceded by	Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, Yarmukian culture, Halaf culture
Followed by	Ubaid period

Tell Hassuna

Tell Shemshara

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Map of Iraq showing important sites that were occupied by the Hassuna culture (clickable map)

The Hassuna culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture in northern Mesopotamia dating to the early sixth millennium BC. It is named after the type site of Tell Hassuna in Iraq. Other sites where Hassuna material has been found include Tell Shemshara.