Shahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇮🇷 Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran
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About Shahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis
Shahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis in Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound 220 × 180 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 30.5910N 61.3300E controls access to Sistan resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, illustrating Chalcolithic–EBA construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–EBA
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified urban sequence
- Rediscovered
- 1967 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Shahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis main structure
c. 1947
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1962–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Shahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
30.5910° N · 61.3300° E · 409 m · 3 mapped features
Shahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
30.5918° N · 61.3309° EShahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
30.5900° N · 61.3293° EShahr-e Sukhteh Buried Cemetery Grave 77 Eye Prosthesis — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
30.5925° N · 61.3312° E