Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE)·Elamite·🇮🇷 Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran
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About Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 10 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 31.9961N 48.5182E controls access to Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, illustrating Elamite construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 1250 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE)
- Culture
- Elamite
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1250 BCE
Initial construction of Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex main structure
c. 644 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex
1974–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9961° N · 48.5182° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Main Temple-Complex Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
31.9959° N · 48.5176° EChogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
31.9965° N · 48.5180° EChogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex ceremonial landscape
31.9980° N · 48.5192° E