A Third Millennium Stone Plaque from Gird Maiwizha (Rania Plain, Iraqi Kurdistan)
Keywords:
Gird Maiwizha, stone plaquesAbstract
The article presents a remarkable new find from a site on the west edge of the Rania Plain (Iraqi Kurdistan) in its iconographic, archaeological, and historical context.
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