Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat
Early Bronze·Jiroft / Halil Rud·🇮🇷 Kerman, Jiroft, Iran
About
About Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat
Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat at Kerman, Jiroft, Iran is a Early Bronze temple complex of the Jiroft / Halil Rud tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for stepped platform south mound tablet archive. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersJiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat at Kerman, Jiroft, Iran is a Early Bronze temple complex of the Jiroft / Halil Rud tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for stepped p
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze
- Culture
- Jiroft / Halil Rud
- Purpose
- Stepped platform south mound tablet archive
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat
On the ground
Structures & features
28.4500° N · 57.7800° E · 422 m · 3 mapped features
- Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat – central stepped platform south mound tablet archive element with stratified deposits28.4501° N · 57.7801° E
- Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat defining settlement or ritual space28.4499° N · 57.7801° E
- Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Jiroft Konar Sandal South Ziggurat ceremonial landscape28.4501° N · 57.7799° E