Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran)
Zarch Shaft N
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇮🇷 Yazd, Zarch, Iran
About
About Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran)
Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran) in Yazd, Zarch, Iran is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and reservoir system. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 29.0 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1210 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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. 964 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1913
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1560 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
32.0000° N · 54.2000° E · 1210 m · 3 mapped features
Main Canal Channel
canalMain Canal Channel at Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran) — canal with stratified deposits
31.9982° N · 54.1983° EReservoir Basin
reservoirReservoir Basin at Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran) — reservoir with stratified deposits
32.0004° N · 54.1977° ERegulator Gate
gateRegulator Gate at Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran) — gate with stratified deposits
31.9982° N · 54.1979° E