Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound
Bronze Age·Shahr-e Sukhteh / Helmand·🇮🇷 Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran
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About Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound
Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound at Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran is a Bronze Age ancient city of the Shahr-e Sukhteh / Helmand tradition, built c. 3200 BCE for eastern mound residential quarter eye burial. 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 mattersShahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound at Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran is a Bronze Age ancient city of the Shahr-e Sukhteh / Helmand tradition, built c. 3200
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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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age
- Culture
- Shahr-e Sukhteh / Helmand
- Purpose
- Eastern mound residential quarter eye burial
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound
On the ground
Structures & features
30.5900° N · 61.3300° E · 338 m · 4 mapped features
- Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound – central eastern mound residential quarter eye burial element with stratified deposits30.5901° N · 61.3300° E
- Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound defining settlement or ritual space30.5899° N · 61.3301° E
- Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound ceremonial landscape30.5901° N · 61.3299° E
- Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management30.5899° N · 61.3299° E
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