Tell es-Sawwan

Tell es Sawwan
Shown within Iraq
LocationSaladin Province, Iraq
Coordinates34°07′16″N 43°54′18″E / 34.12111°N 43.90500°E / 34.12111; 43.90500
Typesettlement
History
Founded5th millennium BC
PeriodsUbaid, Hassuna, and Samarra culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1964-1971
ArchaeologistsBehnam Abu Al-Soof. Khalid Ahmad Al-a'dami, Walid Yasin
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Tell es-Sawwan is an important Samarran period archaeological site in Saladin Province, Iraq. It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Baghdad, and south of Samarra. It lies on a 12 meter high cliff overlooking the Tigris River.

The site is a primarily Ubaid, Hassuna, and Samarra culture occupation with some later Babylonian graves. It is considered the type site for the Samarran culture.