He was field director of the Joint Excavation of the ASOR and the University Museum, 1930–1932, 1936–1937, undertaking excavations in Tepe Gawra and Tell Billa.
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He discovered the ancient site of Tepe Gawra in 1927 and supervised its excavation between 1931 and 1938.
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While there in 1927 he discovered the Tepe Gawra (or "Great Mound"), one of the world's earliest cradles of civilization.
Tepe Gawra | Namazga-Tepe | Gonur Tepe | Godin Tepe |