Shahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis
Early Bronze Age Jiroft–Shahdad (3000–2000 BCE)·Jiroft culture (Halil Rud)·🇮🇷 Kerman Province, Iran
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About Shahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis
Shahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis in Kerman Province, Iran is a Early Bronze Age Jiroft–Shahdad (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Jiroft culture (Halil Rud). Oasis necropolis 2 km² with 800 graves and metallurgy, Shahdad standard copper. Hakemi Shahdad with copper standard and chlorite vessels rivaling Elam, Lut desert fringe.
Why it mattersKey Jiroft culture (Halil Rud) 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. 2700 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age Jiroft–Shahdad (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Jiroft culture (Halil Rud)
- Purpose
- Oasis necropolis 2 km² with 800 graves and metallurgy, Shahdad standard copper
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.4200° N · 57.7100° E · 400 m · 3 mapped features
Shahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis — Citadel / High Mound
citadelHigh citadel or fortified nucleus
30.4201° N · 57.7101° EShahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis — Craft Quarter
workshopWorkshop district with furnaces or kilns
30.4198° N · 57.7102° EShahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis — Necropolis Extension
necropolisCemetery
30.4204° N · 57.7098° E