Explore the Data
CZAP aims to make all our research open access, including publications and the underlying data. This archive contains the core data records from the investigations at Bestansur, Shimshara and Zarzi between 2012 and 2017. From here you can access and download the excavation data recorded during our excavation seasons. This data is now freely available from the Archaeology Data Service.
A volume including final reports by the large-scale interdisciplinary team is available to purchase and for Open Access download.
Please contact us if you have any queries.
Download database files
CONTEXTS.xlsxContext data
SAMPLES.xlsxSample data
SMALL_FINDS.xlsxSmall Find data
BULK_FINDS.xlsxBulk Find data
SPACES.xlsxSpace data
BUILDINGS.xlsxBuilding data
WALLS.xlsxWall data
FEATURES.xlsxFeature data
PLANS.xlsxPlan data
SECTIONS.xlsxSection data
TRENCHES.xlsxTrench data
SITES.xlsxSite data
CONSERVATION.xlsxConservation data
Relationship diagram
CZAP_database_documentation.docxData documentation
View the paper records
CZAP Volume 2 Appendices
In: Matthews, R., Matthews, W., Rasheed Raheem, K. & Richardson, A. (eds). 2020. The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile Crescent: Excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan. CZAP Volume 2. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Flohr et al 2020 Chapter 11 Appendix.docxChapter 11
Dating of Early Neolithic sites in the Zagros and adjacent regions
Pascal Flohr, Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Dominik Fleitmann
Whitlam et al 2020 Chapter 18 Appendix.xlsxChapter 18
The charred plant remains from Early Neolithic levels at Bestansur and Shimshara: supplemental data
Jade Whitlam, Charlotte Diffey, Amy Bogaard and Mike Charles