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III-IV, but most of the ceramics that were produced and/or imported during this period were buff and gray wares with brown and black decorations. In phase 4 there was a change in the city with large buildings constructed with massive encircling walls, pottery lost the painted ornamentation and became
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The settlement appeared around 3550 BC. As per Massimo Vidale's 2021 lecture, the city would have had four stages of civilization and would have been burnt down three times before being abandoned. This abandonment was thought previously to have taken place around 1800 BC by the Italian archaeological
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The site was thought to cover an area of 151 ha (370 acres) but now the size is established at 200 ha (490 acres). The maximum built area was ca. 120 hectares. Shahr-e Sukhteh was one of the world's largest cities at the dawn of the urban era. It is located close to the eastern edge of what
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On the other hand, Ascalone, in his lecture admits in a chronological graphic, that after abandonment between 2350 and 2200 BC the "Burnt Building" in Shahr-i Sokhta was inhabited in Period V, (ca. 2100–2000 BC), based on calibrated radiocarbon datings presented by archaeologist Raffaele Biscione in
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in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Based on this fact some scholars concluded that polychrome ceramics in Shahr-i Sokhta were imported, but others such as Mugavero (2008) suggested that this pottery is local, as production of this type can be found at Shahr-i Sokhta's nearby sites of Tepe Dash and Tepe Rud-e
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This Period, in phases 6 and 5, represented a time of significant development in both the size of the city and ceramic technology, as finer raw materials and advanced firing techniques used during this period resulted in ceramics with denser body-paste and pottery that were similar to those found in
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and 27 geometric pieces, are among the finds which have been unearthed by archaeological excavations from this site. What makes this game stand out is that it's the earliest known example of a twenty square game with a complete set. This makes it an invaluable resource for understanding the history
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In phases 3 and 2 of Period III, (c. 2600–2400 BC), large buildings continued to be constructed with massive encircling walls, pottery lost the painted ornamentation of Period II and became standardized, and burials continued showing socio-economic differences among the population. The contacts and
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Pottery production during Period III in phase 3, had forms and depicted motifs that differed significantly from those featured by ceramics of the former periods, and at the beginning of this period, simple decorative motifs originally found on ceramics became more elaborated and gray-paste pottery
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centers of the Indus valley, and the contacts with the Bampur valley continued. During Phase 6 of this Period, the settlement was reconstructed, although some houses which were destroyed were not rebuilt. Recent excavations by Enrico Ascalone, in Area 33 of Shahr-i Sokhta, show that the so-called
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paste. The surface of the artificial eye is covered with a thin layer of gold, engraved with a central circle (representing the iris) and gold lines patterned like sun rays. The woman whose remains were found with the artificial eye was 1.82 m tall (6 feet), much taller than typical women of her
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V and VI pottery. Processing workshops were discovered in 1972 in the western quarters of the city with large concentrations of flint, lapis lazuli and turquoise, these sites are considered unique in the region. On the other hand, Enrico Ascalone, in his recent excavations, discovered a phase of
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The ruins of the building called "House of the Courts" were radiocarbon-dated by archaeologist Ascalone to 2850–2620 BC, and the next layer 2 was considered by him as a "squatter occupation" in Area 33, which he radiocarbon-dated to 2620–2600 BC. But, per archaeologist Sajjadi, the whole site of
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Iranian archaeologists S.M.S. Sajjadi and Hossein Moradi, during excavation season (2014–15), found a system of semi-columns in a long passage between two buildings in area 26 of Shahr-i Sokhta's Period IV, and Massimo Vidale considers it is part of a "fully palatial" compound with very similar
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The reasons for the unexpected rise and fall of the city are still wrapped in mystery. Artifacts recovered from the city demonstrate a peculiar incongruity with nearby civilizations of the time and it has been speculated that Shahr-e Sukhteh might ultimately provide concrete evidence of a
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1979, but this can be a unique survival of previous urban occupation, as Massimo Vidale comments that the "urban system" did not go beyond 2350 BC. M. Tosi and R. Biscione who excavated many years ago this "Burnt Building" considered it was "destroyed in a ruinous firing" around 2000 BC.
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Around 3000 BC, potters in Shahr-i Sokhta reproduced ceramic styles from distant Turkmenistan, located 750 km to the north, and other ceramics were imported from the Pakistani Kech-Makran—Iranian Balochistan area, located around 400–500 km to the south, and ceramics from the
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abandonment in Area 33 of Shahr-i Sokhta, radiocarbon-dated to 2450–2350 BC. This phase, however, was considered recently by archaeologist Massimo Vidale as the last period of profusely developed urban occupation for the whole settlement of Shahr-i Sokhta.
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Vidale, Massimo etal., "Materiality of two vessels in Southern Turkmenian style from Shahr-i Sokhta (Sistan, Iran, c. 3100-2900 BC)", Pathways through Arslantepe. Essays in Honour of Marcella Frangipane, hrsg. v. Balossi Restelli, Francesca, pp. 701-711,
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At the end of phase 7, ca. 3000 BC, most of the city was destroyed by a fire; particularly the Eastern Residential Area and the Central Quarters showed "rooms with burnt plaster, filled with ash and burnt remains of roof beams."
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Makki, Mahsasadat; Dupouy-Camet, Jean; Seyed Sajjadi, Seyed Mansour; Moravec, František; Reza Naddaf, Saied; Mobedi, Iraj; Malekafzali, Hossein; Rezaeian, Mostafa; Mohebali, Mehdi; Kargar, Faranak; Mowlavi, Gholamreza (2017).
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was discovered in the burial of a woman at the site by archaeologists in December 2006. It has a hemispherical form and a diameter of just more than 2.5 cm (1 inch). It consists of very light material, probably
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continue. The "Building 33" also belonging to Area 33 of Shahr-i Sokhta (located between the Central Quarters and the Monumental Area) was radiocarbon-dated by the team of Enrico Ascalone to 2600–2450 BC.
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and evolution of board games, potentially reshaping their history. For the first time, the game board was reconstructed and introduced with ancient rules, more likely to have been played during that era.
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time. Tiny holes are drilled on both sides of the eye, through which a golden thread would have been drawn in order to hold the eyeball in place. Since microscopic research has shown that the
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standardized, and burials showed socio-economic differences among the population, but the goods previously imported from Mesopotamia and western Iran disappear at the end of this phase.
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Period IV, (ca. 2400–2300 BC), was known by excavations in the "Burnt Palace" or "Burnt Building", and archaeologists consider that during this Period Shahr-i Sokhta had contacts with
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S.M.S. Sajjadi & Michèle Casanova, Sistan and Baluchistan Project: Short Reports on the Tenth Campaign of Excavations at Shahr-I Sokhta, Iran, vol. 46, iss. 1, pp. 307–334, 2008
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Maurizio Tosi, Excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta, a Chalcolithic Settlement in the Iranian Sistan. Preliminary Report on the First Campaign, East and West, vol. 18, pp. 9–66, 1968
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On the other hand, archaeologists Jarrige, Didier, and Quivron considered that Periods I, II, and III in Shahr-i Sokhta have archaeological links with Periods III and IV in
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P. Amiet and M. Tosi, "Phase 10 at Shahr-i Sokhta: Excavations in Square XDV and the Late 4th Millennium B.C. Assemblage of Sistan", East and West, vol. 28, pp. 9–31, 1978
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Pottery during this period, in phases 10, 9, and 8, typically exhibits light paste colors for the body and rich decorations very similar to those found on ceramics from
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showed clear imprints of the golden thread, the eyeball must have been worn throughout her lifetime. The woman's skeleton has been dated to between 2900 and 2800 BC.
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Sandro Salvatori And Massimo Vidale, Shahr-I Sokhta 1975–1978: Central Quarters Excavations: Preliminary Report, Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente, 1997,
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S. M. S. Sajjadi et al., Excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta. First Preliminary Report on the Excavations of the Graveyard, 1997–2000, Iran, vol. 41, pp. 21–97, 2003
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Maurizio Tosi, Excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta. Preliminary Report on the Second Campaign, September–December 1968, East and West, vol. 19/3–4, pp. 283–386, 1969
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In the southwestern part of Shahr-e Sukhteh there is a vast graveyard, measuring 25 ha (62 acres). It contains between 25,000 and 40,000 ancient graves.
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Bronze Age polychrome jar. c. 2600–2400 BC. Provenance: Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran. It is part of the exhibit 'Irán, Cuna de Civilizaciones' in the MARQ.
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Bronze Age ceramic vase. c. 2600–2400 BC. Provenance: Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran. It is part of the exhibit 'Irán, Cuna de Civilizaciones' in the MARQ.
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F. H. Andrewa, Painted Neolithic Pottery in Sistan discovered by Sir Aurel Stein, The Burlington Magazine, vol. 47, pp. 304–308, 1925
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The Shahr-i Sokhta civilization flourished between 3200 and 2350 BC, and may have coincided with the first phase of the great flourishing
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and the date places the artifact in Period I, the earliest period in the development and flourishing of the Shahr-e Sookhteh culture.
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spp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) in a grave of the Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site of the Bronze Age (2800–2500 BC) in Iran"
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Abundant polychrome ceramics were found in graveyards, apparently used in religious rituals, and similar pottery was found at
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Aurel Stein, Innermost Asia. Detailed Report of explorations in Central Asia, Kansu and Eastern Iran, Clarendon Press, 1928
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is another extensive site that is being excavated and is related. Some 900 Bronze Age sites have been documented in the
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Aurel Stein, An Archaeological Journey in Western Iran, The Geographical Journal, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 313–342, 1938
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During Period I, (ca. 3550–3000 BC), Shahr-e Sukhteh already shows close connections with the sites in southern
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IV, became more present, and small undecorated bowls with thin bodies also appeared at the end of this period.
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Paleoparasitological studies suggest that ancient inhabitants living in the excavated areas were infected by
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found at the site and dated to c. 3178 BC depicts what some archaeologists consider to be the earliest known
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The area of Shahr-e Sukhteh is divided into five main sectors, as mentioned by archaeologist S.M.S. Sajjadi:
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moving through Mundigak, and the relations of both settlements made it possible for scholars to speak of a
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Shahr-i Sokhta reached in this period almost 80 ha (200 acres). It seems likely that contacts with
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Reproduction of the images on a pottery goblet found in Shahr-e Sookhteh (c. 3178 BC) now in the
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III and eastern Baluchistan (particularly to Quetta valley), and decorative features similar to
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A Bronze Age piece of leather adorned with drawings was discovered at the site in January 2015.
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Animation created with the images on a pottery goblet (c. 3178 BCE) found in Shahr-e Sookhteh
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Elamite clay tablet unearthed in mysterious Burnt City - Tehran Times - December 24, 2021
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were close in this Period and that lapis lazuli arrived in Shahr-i Sokhta from mines of
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in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Volume 23, February 2019, pp. 881–899.
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mission there, but research based on calibrated radiocarbon samples in nearby site
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During Period II (ca. 3000–2600 BC), Shahr-e Sukhteh was also in contact with the
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Plaque identifying Shahr-e Sukhteh registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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center and archaeological site, is located only 50 km to the northeast.
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3400–3000 BC), and in Tepe Yahya IVB6), and fragments of polychromatic
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found years ago by the French mission that dated them around 2500 BC.
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Biyaban, located 3 km and 30 km south of Shahr-i Sokhta respectively.
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List of cities, towns and villages in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
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The World's Oldest Animations Stretch All The Way Back to Cave Times
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A unique marble cup was found at the site on 29 December 2014.
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Archaeological site in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran
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A human skull found at the site indicates the practice of
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Burnt City Inhabitants Used Teeth for Basket Weaving, CHN
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Tourist attractions in Sistan and Baluchestan province
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Management Plan of Shahr-i Sokhta: World Heritage Site
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Populated places established in the 4th millennium BC
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World's Oldest Backgammon Set found at the Burnt City
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area almost exclusively, this is attested in typical
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valley in Iran. Also, there are connections with the
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Quivron, (2011). 1062: 411:Beginning in 1967, the site was excavated by the 4924: 4798:Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region 4473: 1639:Jelveh, Sam; Moradi, Hossein (3 February 2024). 886:, found in the north-western part of the site. 3777:Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity 1727:"Ancient Piece of Leather Found in Burnt City" 1519:Salvatori, Sandro, and Maurizio Tosi, (2005). 4459: 3846: 3333: 1887: 28: 3772:Traditional Persian residential architecture 1638: 1444: 1442: 1440: 1438: 404:The site was discovered and investigated by 1901: 1468: 1466: 1464: 1462: 1183: 1181: 849:Eastern residential area of Shahr-e Sukhteh 4933:History of Sistan and Baluchestan province 4466: 4452: 3853: 3839: 3340: 3326: 1894: 1880: 1302: 1300: 1298: 1296: 1294: 1292: 1278:, World Heritage Convention 2017, Tehran, 413:Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente 38: 3205:Murals from the Christian temple at Qocho 1790: 1523:, in South Asian Archaeology 2001, p.285. 1435: 1420: 1418: 1416: 1414: 1412: 1410: 1408: 1406: 1404: 1358: 1356: 1354: 1352: 1350: 1348: 395:Proto-Elamite Tablets from Shahr-i Sokhta 336:, is an archaeological site of a sizable 3347: 1459: 1391:Mutin, Benjamin, and Leah Minc, (2019). 1387: 1385: 1338:Ascalone, E., and P. F. Fabbri, (2022). 1257:Ascalone, E., and P. F. Fabbri, (2022). 1240:Ascalone, E., and P. F. Fabbri, (2022). 1178: 1083:Ascalone, E., and P. F. Fabbri, (2022). 988: 922: 911: 852: 844: 794: 737: 729: 440: 390: 370: 3052:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 1942:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 1289: 96:Shahr-e Sukhteh (West and Central Asia) 88: 60: 4925: 3307:Siberian Collection of Peter the Great 1679:. Oxford University Press. p. 6. 1574:. Oxford University Press. p. 6. 1506:Ascalone, Enrico, (12 December 2020). 1472:Ascalone, Enrico, (12 December 2020). 1401: 1345: 840: 340:urban settlement, associated with the 4447: 3834: 3321: 1875: 1672: 1600:Cultural Heritage News Agency of Iran 1567: 1382: 4688:Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System 4489:List of World Heritage Sites in Iran 1007:Relationship to other early cultures 3262:Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription 1362:Vidale, Massimo, (15 March, 2021). 325: 29: 13: 4887: 3257:Pul-i-Darunteh Aramaic inscription 2258:Silk Road transmission of Buddhism 1831: 1624:. 20 February 2007. Archived from 1602:. 10 December 2006. Archived from 1448:Eftekhari, Negar, et al., (2021). 656:III ceramic. Also in this period, 364:road. It was placed on the UNESCO 14: 4999: 2668:Desert castles of ancient Khorezm 1845: 1521:"Shahr-e Sokhta revised sequence" 964:ever discovered with 4 different 99:Show map of West and Central Asia 4538:Church of the Holy Mother of God 3891: 3862: 3428: 1806: 1532:Sajjadi, S.M.S., et al. (2003). 1424:Genito, Bruno, (April 5, 2012), 1312:Iran, Vol. 41 (2003), pp. 21-97. 1306:Sajjadi, S.M.S., et al. (2003). 384:that was independent of ancient 87: 80: 59: 52: 4958:Former populated places in Iran 4504:The Armenian Monastic Ensembles 3869:Sistan and Baluchestan Province 3267:Kandahar Greek Edicts of Ashoka 2537:Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 1814: 1719: 1693: 1666: 1632: 1610: 1588: 1561: 1542: 1526: 1513: 1500: 1479: 1369: 1332: 1316: 1268: 1251: 1234: 1218:. 13 March 2012. Archived from 1208: 1199: 1040:Cities of the Ancient Near East 803:discovered from Shahr-e Sukhteh 346:Sistan and Baluchistan Province 113:Sistan and Baluchestan Province 4874:Cultural Landscape of Uramanat 3302:Boar hunter (Hermitage Museum) 3247:Aramaic Inscription of Laghman 1190: 1169: 1160: 1151: 1142: 1116: 1090: 399: 1: 2253:Silk Road transmission of art 1055: 1003:, a rare parasite incidence. 725: 665: 645:cities of Ḵuzestān and Fārs. 4973:World Heritage Sites in Iran 4943:Archaeological sites in Iran 3252:Kandahar Aramaic inscription 1755:"Human spiruridiasis due to 1538:Iran, Vol. 41 (2003), p. 21. 1128:UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1102:UNESCO World Heritage Centre 866:The Eastern Residential Area 790: 687: 7: 4847:Colossal Statue of Shapur I 4811:Ardashir Investiture Relief 3810:List of ab anbars of Qazvin 1028: 831: 633:region of Afghanistan, the 620: 348:, the southeastern part of 10: 5004: 4818:Victory Relief of Ardashir 4549:and its cultural landscape 1673:Foltz, Richard C. (2016). 1568:Foltz, Richard C. (2016). 1375:Ascalone, Enrico, (2022). 902:Cemetery of Shahr-i Sokhta 658:Grey Streak-Burnished Ware 445:Entrance to the Burnt City 242:UNESCO World Heritage Site 4968:Persian words and phrases 4899: 4885: 4496: 4485: 4425: 4389: 4367: 4344: 4321: 4303: 4280: 4257: 4234: 4216: 4198: 4180: 4152: 4134: 4116: 4098: 4080: 4057: 4039: 4021: 4003: 3985: 3967: 3949: 3931: 3913: 3900: 3889: 3875: 3785: 3759: 3593: 3473: 3437: 3426: 3388: 3362: 3355: 3167: 3135: 2932: 2839: 2781: 2753:Siypantosh Rock Paintings 2618: 2550: 2437: 2419: 2316: 2278: 2271: 2235: 1909: 1013:Indus Valley civilization 824:semi-columns to those in 660:appeared, the same as in 431:(550 BC–330 BC), a major 311: 307: 297: 287: 272: 264: 256: 248: 239: 235: 227: 219: 214: 204: 190: 182: 174: 169: 132: 122: 108: 46: 37: 26: 4879:The Persian Caravanserai 3200:Mogao Christian painting 2773:Zarautsoy Rock Paintings 2487:Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen 2477:Merke Turkic Sanctuaries 1775:10.1051/parasite/2017019 907: 857:Cemetery Shahr-e Sukhteh 27: 4582:Jameh Mosque of Isfahan 3297:Saksanokhur gold buckle 3185:Hephthalite silver bowl 3062:Chakhil-i-Ghoundi Stupa 2102:Second Turkic Khaganate 1903:History of Central Asia 1510:, Lecture minute 50:00. 1426:"Excavations in Sistān" 918:National Museum of Iran 4953:Ancient Iranian cities 4893: 4517:St. Stepanos Monastery 4510:St. Thaddeus Monastery 3277:Stamp seal (BM 119999) 3037:Alexandria Prophthasia 2062:First Turkic Khaganate 1997:Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 1476:, Lecture minute 5:30. 928: 920: 884:The Craftsman Quarters 873:The Great Central Area 858: 850: 804: 743: 735: 672:pottery were present. 446: 396: 376: 4891: 4869:Trans-Iranian Railway 4793:Historic city of Yazd 4564:Cultural landscape of 3087:Gawhar Shad Mausoleum 2462:Karsakpay inscription 1917:Mal'ta–Buret' culture 1676:Iran in World History 1653:10.31235/osf.io/kctnj 1571:Iran in World History 1430:Encyclopaedia Iranica 989:Public health finding 926: 915: 856: 848: 798: 741: 733: 444: 394: 380:civilization east of 374: 352:, on the bank of the 154:30.59528°N 61.32639°E 4948:Architecture in Iran 4587:Naqsh-e Jahan Square 4475:World Heritage Sites 4282:Sib and Suran County 3820:List of ziyarat-gahs 3767:Islamic architecture 3349:Iranian architecture 2894:Kutlug Timur Minaret 2429:Noin-Ula burial site 2227:Chinese Central Asia 1857:Shahr-e Sukhteh, CHN 1822:The World in Between 1050:Proto-Elamite script 960:The oldest complete 711:Helmand Civilization 408:in the early 1900s. 3760:Theory and analysis 3287:Siberian Ice Maiden 3077:Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan 2492:Petrovka settlement 2222:Soviet Central Asia 2147:Great Seljuq Empire 943:The earliest known 891:The Monumental Area 841:Sectors of the city 366:World Heritage List 344:. It is located in 150: /  23: 4894: 4832:Palace of Ardashir 4736:Hassan Abad Moshir 4683:Dome of Soltaniyeh 4678:Sheikh Safi's Tomb 4524:Chapel of Dzordzor 4200:Qasr-e Qand County 3793:Architects of Iran 3594:Traditional cities 3237:Buddhas of Bamiyan 3190:Chilek silver bowl 3057:Buddhas of Bamiyan 2733:Obi-Rakhmat Grotto 2522:Talapty Settlement 2308:Filippovka kurgans 2197:Khanate of Bukhara 2157:Khwarazmian Empire 2082:Ikhshids of Sogdia 1927:Afanasievo culture 1707:. 29 December 2014 945:artificial eyeball 929: 921: 900:, also called the 898:The Graveyard Area 859: 851: 805: 757:Indus civilization 755:and the cities of 744: 736: 447: 397: 377: 288:Reference no. 228:Public access 159:30.59528; 61.32639 21: 4920: 4919: 4912:Hyrcanian Forests 4441: 4440: 4385: 4384: 3828: 3827: 3424: 3423: 3315: 3314: 3292:Ai-Khanoum plaque 3163: 3162: 2967:Chakhil-i-Ghoundi 2243:Central Asian art 2217:Russian Turkestan 2212:Chinese Turkestan 2112:Abbasid Caliphate 2076:Anxi Protectorate 2022:Kushano-Sasanians 1987:Macedonian Empire 1982:Achaemenid Empire 1952:Andronovo culture 1932:Sintashta culture 1733:. 15 January 2015 1606:on 11 April 2012. 1491:Paléorient 37 (2) 1328:978-88-6323-145-8 618: 617: 315: 314: 283: 231:yes (08:00–19:00) 195:Late Chalcolithic 4995: 4863: 4861:Sarvestan Palace 4856: 4849: 4842: 4834: 4827: 4825:Ardashir Khurreh 4820: 4813: 4806: 4787: 4780: 4773: 4766: 4759: 4752: 4745: 4738: 4731: 4724: 4717: 4703:Takht-e Soleymān 4698:Bazaar of Tabriz 4667: 4660: 4653: 4646: 4639: 4632: 4625: 4618: 4611: 4565: 4550: 4540: 4533: 4531:Chapel of Chupan 4526: 4519: 4512: 4468: 4461: 4454: 4445: 4444: 4426:Populated places 4154:Nik Shahr County 4118:Mehrestan County 4059:Iranshahr County 3969:Dashtiari County 3911: 3910: 3895: 3867: 3866: 3865: 3855: 3848: 3841: 3832: 3831: 3801:s, castles, and 3741:Takht-e Soleymān 3551:Persian Garden ( 3432: 3360: 3359: 3342: 3335: 3328: 3319: 3318: 3282:Seal of Khingila 3210:Penjikent murals 2831:Kalai Kafirnigan 2718:Koi Krylgan Kala 2527:Turkistan (city) 2512:Steppe Geoglyphs 2276: 2275: 2207:Khanate of Khiva 2167:Chagatai Khanate 2122:Saffarid dynasty 2107:Uyghur Khaganate 1896: 1889: 1882: 1873: 1872: 1825: 1818: 1812: 1811: 1810: 1804: 1794: 1749: 1743: 1742: 1740: 1738: 1731:newhistorian.com 1723: 1717: 1716: 1714: 1712: 1697: 1691: 1690: 1670: 1664: 1663: 1661: 1659: 1636: 1630: 1629: 1614: 1608: 1607: 1592: 1586: 1585: 1565: 1559: 1546: 1540: 1530: 1524: 1517: 1511: 1504: 1498: 1483: 1477: 1470: 1457: 1446: 1433: 1422: 1399: 1389: 1380: 1373: 1367: 1360: 1343: 1336: 1330: 1320: 1314: 1304: 1287: 1274:UNESCO, (2017). 1272: 1266: 1255: 1249: 1238: 1232: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1222:on 13 March 2012 1212: 1206: 1203: 1197: 1194: 1188: 1185: 1176: 1173: 1167: 1164: 1158: 1155: 1149: 1146: 1140: 1139: 1137: 1135: 1120: 1114: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1098:"Shahr-i Sokhta" 1094: 1088: 1081: 877:Central Quarters 801:Sudarshan chakra 667: 637:valley, and the 466:Settlement size 457: 456: 429:Dahan-e Gholaman 382:prehistoric Iran 327: 277: 165: 164: 162: 161: 160: 155: 151: 148: 147: 146: 143: 100: 91: 90: 84: 72: 71:Show map of Iran 68:Location in Iran 63: 62: 56: 42: 32: 31: 24: 20: 5003: 5002: 4998: 4997: 4996: 4994: 4993: 4992: 4938:Helmand culture 4923: 4922: 4921: 4916: 4895: 4883: 4859: 4852: 4845: 4837: 4830: 4823: 4816: 4809: 4802: 4783: 4776: 4769: 4762: 4755: 4748: 4741: 4734: 4727: 4720: 4713: 4673:Shahr-e Sukhteh 4663: 4656: 4649: 4642: 4635: 4628: 4621: 4614: 4607: 4603:Persian gardens 4572:Golestan Palace 4563: 4548: 4536: 4529: 4522: 4515: 4508: 4492: 4481: 4472: 4442: 4437: 4421: 4407:Shahr-e Sukhteh 4381: 4363: 4340: 4317: 4299: 4276: 4253: 4230: 4212: 4194: 4176: 4148: 4136:Mirjaveh County 4130: 4112: 4094: 4076: 4053: 4035: 4017: 3999: 3981: 3963: 3945: 3933:Chabahar County 3927: 3896: 3887: 3871: 3863: 3861: 3859: 3829: 3824: 3815:List of mosques 3781: 3755: 3589: 3469: 3433: 3420: 3384: 3351: 3346: 3316: 3311: 3272:Afrasiab murals 3215:Sampul tapestry 3159: 3155:Shahr-e Sukhteh 3145:Bandian complex 3131: 3107:Musalla Complex 2987:Tapa-i Kafariha 2928: 2849:Cave of Dzhebel 2835: 2777: 2614: 2546: 2542:Araltobe kurgan 2433: 2415: 2341:Kizilgaha caves 2312: 2298:Pazyryk burials 2280:Southern Russia 2267: 2231: 2117:Tahirid dynasty 2087:Tokhara Yabghus 1992:Seleucid Empire 1967:Pazyryk culture 1922:Yamnaya culture 1905: 1900: 1848: 1834: 1832:Further reading 1829: 1828: 1820:Andrew Lawler, 1819: 1815: 1805: 1750: 1746: 1736: 1734: 1725: 1724: 1720: 1710: 1708: 1699: 1698: 1694: 1687: 1671: 1667: 1657: 1655: 1637: 1633: 1628:on 20 May 2013. 1616: 1615: 1611: 1594: 1593: 1589: 1582: 1566: 1562: 1548:Watson, Clare, 1547: 1543: 1531: 1527: 1518: 1514: 1505: 1501: 1484: 1480: 1471: 1460: 1456:, Introduction. 1447: 1436: 1423: 1402: 1390: 1383: 1374: 1370: 1361: 1346: 1337: 1333: 1321: 1317: 1305: 1290: 1273: 1269: 1256: 1252: 1239: 1235: 1225: 1223: 1214: 1213: 1209: 1204: 1200: 1195: 1191: 1186: 1179: 1174: 1170: 1165: 1161: 1156: 1152: 1147: 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Location in Iran
Location in Iran
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Iran
Sistan
30°35′43″N 61°19′35″E / 30.59528°N 61.32639°E / 30.59528; 61.32639
Late Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Helmand culture
UNESCO World Heritage Site
session
1456
Asia-Pacific
Persian
Bronze Age
Helmand culture
Sistan and Baluchistan Province
Iran
Helmand River
Zahedan
Zabol
World Heritage List

prehistoric Iran
Mesopotamia

Aurel Stein
Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente
Lut desert

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