Munchaev, R. M.; Merpert, N. Ya. Early Agricultural Settlements of Northern Mesopotamia (Rannezemledelcheskie poseleniia Severnoi Mesopotamii), 1981. In Russian

Мунчаев Р. М., Мерперт Н. Я. Раннеземледельческие поселения Северной Месопотамии: Исследования Советской археологической экспедиции в Ираке.
Москва: Наука, 1981.
320 с., ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, увеличенный формат. Тираж: 2 200 экз. Состояние: Хорошее.
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Munchaev, R. M.; Merpert, N. Ya. Early Agricultural Settlements of Northern Mesopotamia (Rannezemledelcheskie poseleniia Severnoi Mesopotamii). Results of the Soviet Archaeological Expedition in Iraq.
Moscow: Nauka, 1981.
320 pp., illustrated. Publisher’s hardcover, enlarged format. Print run: 2,200 copies. Condition: Good.

This 1981 monograph is a seminal work in Near Eastern archaeology, documenting the groundbreaking discoveries of the Soviet-Iraqi expedition (1969–1976). Led by Rauf Munchaev and Nikolai Merpert, the expedition focused on the Sinjar valley of Northern Iraq, uncovering sites that redefined our understanding of the transition to agriculture. The volume provides the primary publication of materials from key sites such as Yarim Tepe, Tell Sotto, and Kültepe.
The authors offer a meticulous analysis of the Hassuna, Halaf, and Ubaid cultures (7th–5th millennia BC), detailing unique architectural forms, burial rites, and the evolution of the world's earliest painted ceramics. With its comprehensive stratigraphic charts and hundreds of illustrations of stone tools and pottery, this book remains an indispensable reference for any scholar of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. Due to its limited print run and high scientific importance, it has long been a sought-after bibliographical rarity.