Tal-i Iblis — Kerman Copper Workshop Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (5000–2500 BCE)·Kerman Chalcolithic (Iblis)·🇮🇷 Kerman Province, Iran
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About Tal-i Iblis — Kerman Copper Workshop Tell
Tal-i Iblis — Kerman Copper Workshop Tell in Kerman Province, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (5000–2500 BCE) tell attributed to Kerman Chalcolithic (Iblis). Mound with copper smelting furnaces and crucibles earliest copper metallurgy Iran. Caldwell Tal-i Iblis earliest copper furnace 5000 BCE with slag and molds.
Why it mattersKey Kerman Chalcolithic (Iblis) 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. 5000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (5000–2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Kerman Chalcolithic (Iblis)
- Purpose
- Mound with copper smelting furnaces and crucibles earliest copper metallurgy Iran
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
29.5500° N · 56.3500° E · 2200 m · 3 mapped features
Tal-i Iblis — Kerman Copper Workshop Tell — High Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel or high mound
29.5501° N · 56.3501° ETal-i Iblis — Kerman Copper Workshop Tell — Lower Terrace
terraceLower settlement terrace
29.5498° N · 56.3502° ETal-i Iblis — Kerman Copper Workshop Tell — Fortification Circuit
wallsEnclosing wall
29.5504° N · 56.3498° E