Tepe Ghabristan
Ghabristan · Tepe Ghabristan Qazvin
Late Chalcolithic to EBA (c.4000–2900 BCE)·Sialk III–IV → Uruk-related → Early Bronze Central Plateau·🇮🇷 Qazvin Plain, North-Central Iran, Iran
About
About Tepe Ghabristan
Chalcolithic double-mound (5 ha) on the Qazvin plain, excavated by E.O. Negahban and later Tehran University. Sequence Late Chalcolithic–Early Bronze (c.4000–2900 BCE) with Uruk-related ‘Sialk III’ beveled-rim bowls, grey-ware shrine and copper smelting crucibles, bridging Sialk–Godin–Giyan.
Why it mattersKey Qazvin Plain, North-Central Iran sequence for Late Chalcolithic to EBA (c.4000–2900 BCE); qazvin plain centre with uruk contacts and copper working.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Tepe Ghabristan relative to neighbouring centres?
Theories
- 01Regional centre hypothesis for Qazvin Plain
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.4000 BCE
- Period
- Late Chalcolithic to EBA (c.4000–2900 BCE)
- Culture
- Sialk III–IV → Uruk-related → Early Bronze Central Plateau
- Builders
- Sialk III–IV communities
- Purpose
- Qazvin plain centre with Uruk contacts and copper working
- Rediscovered
- 20th century survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
1960
Foundation/earliest horizon
1980
Major excavations
2020
Conservation/monitoring
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8700° N · 49.8800° E · 1240 m · 2 mapped features
Uruk-related levels
depositBeveled-rim bowl horizon with Uruk contact pottery
35.8702° N · 49.8803° ECopper workshop
workshopCrucible copper smelting quarter with slag
35.8698° N · 49.8797° E
Gallery