Tepe Ganj Dareh

Why it mattersSatellite of Ganj Dareh showing Zagros PPN settlement clustering and intra-valley mobility.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

Aceramic hamlet c.8000 BCE

Period

Aceramic to Pottery Neolithic (c.8000–7500 BCE; cluster horizon)

Culture

Zagros PPN cluster (Ganj Dareh variant)

Builders

Zagros PPN cluster (Ganj Dareh variant) communities

Purpose

Satellite hamlet of Ganj Dareh cluster on Harsin valley fringe

Rediscovered

Modern archaeological survey/ rescue

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c.8000 BCE

   Satellite hamlet founded

2. c.7600 BCE

   Pottery appears in top lens

3. 1967

   Smith sounding

4. 2012

   Matthews re-sounding

• Tepe Ganj Dareh — Storage quarter

  structure

  Key sub-area of Tepe Ganj Dareh (Aceramic to Pottery Neolithic) showing Zagros PPN cluster (Ganj Dareh variant) horizon

  34.2893° N · 47.5195° E

• Tepe Ganj Dareh — Cemetery area

  cemetery

  Key sub-area of Tepe Ganj Dareh (Aceramic to Pottery Neolithic) showing Zagros PPN cluster (Ganj Dareh variant) horizon

  34.2901° N · 47.5201° E

• Tepe Ganj Dareh — Kiln field

  temple

  Key sub-area of Tepe Ganj Dareh (Aceramic to Pottery Neolithic) showing Zagros PPN cluster (Ganj Dareh variant) horizon

  34.2909° N · 47.5207° E