It will be clear from the above that the citadel mound of Erbil is an archaeological site of international significance. Not only is it expected to contain remains from the full sequence of periods outlined but for every single period it is expected that discoveries could be made of fundamental importance. Exploration of the mound is an objective which is guaranteed to produce rich rewards. It will transform our understanding of the history and archaeology of the citadel.
At this stage, it is not known when an actual settlement was first founded in Erbil. In general terms the presence of mankind is documented in Kurdistan from the Paleolithic, that is from around 70,000 years ago onwards.
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