Tepe Hasanlu Level IVB — Burnt Citadel East Annex
Iron Age II (1000–800 BCE) burned 800 BCE·Mannaean / Urartean–related Hasanlu·🇮🇷 West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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About Tepe Hasanlu Level IVB — Burnt Citadel East Annex
Tepe Hasanlu Level IVB — Burnt Citadel East Annex in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran is a Iron Age II (1000–800 BCE) burned 800 BCE tell attributed to Mannaean / Urartean–related Hasanlu. Eastern annex of burned citadel with ivories and Gold Bowl of Hasanlu soldiers massacred 800 BCE. Dyson Hasanlu IVB: 200 skeletons in Burned Building II with ivory and gold bowl, 800 BCE destruction by Urartu?
Why it mattersKey Mannaean / Urartean–related Hasanlu site informing Central Asian prehistory
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Metallurgy evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance trade route
- 02Urbanism genesis
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. 1000 BCE; burned 800 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age II (1000–800 BCE) burned 800 BCE
- Culture
- Mannaean / Urartean–related Hasanlu
- Purpose
- Eastern annex of burned citadel with ivories and Gold Bowl of Hasanlu soldiers massacred 800 BCE
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1000 BCE; burned 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0000° N · 45.4800° E · 1400 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Hasanlu Level IVB — Burnt Citadel East Annex — High Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel or high mound
37.0001° N · 45.4801° ETepe Hasanlu Level IVB — Burnt Citadel East Annex — Lower Terrace
terraceLower settlement terrace
36.9998° N · 45.4802° ETepe Hasanlu Level IVB — Burnt Citadel East Annex — Fortification Circuit
wallsEnclosing wall
37.0004° N · 45.4798° E