Tell Bajada Quarry
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)·Chalcolithic·🇮🇷 Fars Province, Iran
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About Tell Bajada Quarry
Tell Bajada Quarry in Fars Province, Iran is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) quarry attributed to Chalcolithic culture. Systematically investigated through ground-penetrating radar and test trenching, it presents a central mound with necropolis. UNESCO World Heritage context. Construction employs dry-stone masonry and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic quarry with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment and orientation
- 02Cause of abandonment and collapse
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
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. 3982 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3982 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3182 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 674 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1967
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.8319° N · 52.9610° E · 2459 m · 4 mapped features
Granary Cluster
cisternAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
30.8333° N · 52.9635° EGranary Cluster 2
necropolisAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
30.8298° N · 52.9620° EAncillary Complex
structureBurial zone — cists
30.8293° N · 52.9586° EAncillary Complex 4
tombBurial zone — tumuli
30.8292° N · 52.9581° E