The mound of Yorghan Tepe was occupied intermittently from around 5000 BCE to about CE 400. Only the 14th-century level (Stratum II) was extensively excavated. However, enough was recovered from the earlier and later levels to permit an outline of the site's occupational history.
3rd-4th Centuries CE:
From the Early Sassanian settlement comes a sherd from a large vessel, elaborately
decorated with impressed designs, and a small glass sprinkler.
Mid 2nd Millennium BCE:
The town by this time included a large Hurrian population, and became known
as Nuzi, one of the provincial towns in the kingdom of Arrapha.
Early 2nd Millennium BCE:
Belonging to this period are a jar decorated with triangles and horizontal
bands (3), an example of Habur Ware, and a bird-shaped vessel.
Late 3rd Millennium BCE:
This settlement, Gasur, yielded typical pottery shapes (5-6) and Old Akkadian
tablets, including the world's oldest known map (7).
Late 4th Millennium BCE:
This period is represented by a beveled-rim bowl, characteristic of the Late
Uruk Period, and by stamp seals.
5th Millennium BCE:
The earliest settlement at Yorghan Tepe was founded during this period, but
has only had limited excavation.