Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran)
Minab Canal N
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇮🇷 Hormozgan, Minab, Iran
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About Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran)
Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran) in Hormozgan, Minab, Iran is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 3.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 30 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1026 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1907
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
27.1300° N · 57.0800° E · 30 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Canal ChannelcanalMain Canal Channel at Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran) — canal with stratified deposits27.1323° N · 57.0821° E
- Reservoir BasinreservoirReservoir Basin at Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran) — reservoir with stratified deposits27.1291° N · 57.0784° E
- Regulator GategateRegulator Gate at Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran) — gate with stratified deposits27.1304° N · 57.0803° E
- Aqueduct PieraqueductAqueduct Pier at Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran) — aqueduct with stratified deposits27.1306° N · 57.0812° E
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