Chogha Zanbil Drained? Actually Haft Tepe — Kabnak Elamite City
Middle Elamite (1500–1100 BCE) Kabnak·Elamite (Tepti-Ahar)·🇮🇷 Khuzestan Province, Iran
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About Chogha Zanbil Drained? Actually Haft Tepe — Kabnak Elamite City
Chogha Zanbil Drained? Actually Haft Tepe — Kabnak Elamite City in Khuzestan Province, Iran is a Middle Elamite (1500–1100 BCE) Kabnak ancient-city attributed to Elamite (Tepti-Ahar). Elamite city Kabnak 1.5 × 0.8 km with ziggurat and funerary temple at Haft Tepe mound. Negahban Haft Tepe Kabnak with vaulted tomb and inscribed stela of Tepti-Ahar.
Why it mattersKey Elamite (Tepti-Ahar) reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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
- Middle Elamite (1500–1100 BCE) Kabnak
- Culture
- Elamite (Tepti-Ahar)
- Purpose
- Elamite city Kabnak 1.5 × 0.8 km with ziggurat and funerary temple at Haft Tepe mound
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
32.0800° N · 48.3200° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
Chogha Zanbil Drained? Actually Haft Tepe — Kabnak Elamite City — Central Quarter
quarterMain quarter
32.0801° N · 48.3201° EChogha Zanbil Drained? Actually Haft Tepe — Kabnak Elamite City — Outer Slopes
slopesOuter settlement
32.0798° N · 48.3202° EChogha Zanbil Drained? Actually Haft Tepe — Kabnak Elamite City — Gate
gateGate
32.0804° N · 48.3198° E