Tell Saadiya (also Tell es-Saadiya) is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diyala Governorate (Iraq).
[1] The northern and western slopes of the small tell (about 80 m in diameter) had already been destroyed by construction works.
[2] The excavations uncovered a settlement from the Ubaid period (5th millennium BC) with multi-room houses built of sun-dried mud-bricks, as well as pottery kilns.
Some of the houses were more impressive, featuring a central hall with rooms, usually smaller, adjacent to its longer sides.
These burial containers, including beautifully-painted jugs, were the most valuable objects discovered at the site.