Tepe Djowi (Deh Luran-Susiana)
Tepe Djowi · Djowi
Ubaid – Early Uruk (5000–3500 BCE)·Ubaid–Susa A Susiana·🇮🇷 Khuzestan Province, Susiana, Iran
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About Tepe Djowi (Deh Luran-Susiana)
Tepe Djowi (Deh Luran-Susiana) in Khuzestan Province, Susiana, Iran is a Ubaid – Early Uruk (5000–3500 BCE) tell of Ubaid–Susa A Susiana tradition. Susiana Ubaid village bridging Mesopotamian–Iranian Ubaid. 5000 BCE, the site forms a stratified mound/karst mound 170×140 m, 7 m ubaid–susa a, apadāna style. Excavations since the mid-20th c. expose mudbrick with ubaid and susa a painted ware, bitumen vessels architecture with diagnostic ceramics, lithics and administrative finds.
Archaeobotany and radiocarbon anchor the sequence, informing regional Ubaid–Susa A Susiana networks across the Khuzestan Province. Threats include agriculture, erosion; research continues on Ubaid–Susa A Susiana chronology.
Why it mattersType-site for Ubaid–Susa A Susiana Ubaid – Early Uruk (5000–3500 BCE) in Khuzestan Province, Susiana; key for chronology, technology and interaction.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Ubaid–Susa A Susiana levels?
- 02Function of extramural cemetery?
Theories
- 01Demic diffusion vs local adoption
- 02Ritual aggregation centre
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
- Ubaid – Early Uruk (5000–3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid–Susa A Susiana
- Purpose
- Susiana Ubaid village bridging Mesopotamian–Iranian Ubaid
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.5000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation
c.1200 BCE
Major expansion / fortification phase
20th c.
Systematic excavation begins
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9000° N · 48.4000° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Djowi (Deh Luran-Susiana) — Central Mound
tellCentral mound with stratified architecture Levels I–IV
31.9004° N · 48.4005° ETepe Djowi (Deh Luran-Susiana) — Lower Town Workshop
workshopWorkshop/midden with pottery, slag or lithics
31.8994° N · 48.3994° ETepe Djowi (Deh Luran-Susiana) — Cemetery/Gate
cemeteryExtramural cemetery or gate area
31.9002° N · 48.3992° E