Chogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center
Neolithic to Proto-Elamite (6800–3000 BCE)·Khuzestan Susiana to Proto-Elamite·🇮🇷 Khuzestan Province, Iran
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About Chogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center
Chogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center in Khuzestan Province, Iran is a Neolithic to Proto-Elamite (6800–3000 BCE) tell attributed to Khuzestan Susiana to Proto-Elamite. 35 ha mound with Proto-Elamite tablets and sealings, proto-literate administration before Susa. Dollfus/Alizadeh Chogha Mish with 9 m Archaic sequence and proto-literate tablets ca 3200 BCE.
Why it mattersKey Khuzestan Susiana to Proto-Elamite site informing Central Asian prehistory
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Metallurgy evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance trade route
- 02Urbanism genesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 6800 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Proto-Elamite (6800–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Khuzestan Susiana to Proto-Elamite
- Purpose
- 35 ha mound with Proto-Elamite tablets and sealings, proto-literate administration before Susa
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
32.2200° N · 48.7800° E · 80 m · 3 mapped features
Chogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center — High Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel or high mound
32.2201° N · 48.7801° EChogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center — Lower Terrace
terraceLower settlement terrace
32.2198° N · 48.7802° EChogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center — Fortification Circuit
wallsEnclosing wall
32.2204° N · 48.7798° E