Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE)·Hissar Culture·🇮🇷 Semnan, Damghan, Iran
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About Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex
Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex in Semnan, Damghan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE) tell attributed to Hissar Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 7 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.1542N 54.3795E controls access to Semnan, Damghan resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Semnan, Damghan, illustrating Hissar Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Hissar Culture
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction of Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1063 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1542° N · 54.3795° E · 1267 m · 4 mapped features
Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex — Main Tell Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
36.1550° N · 54.3792° ETepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
36.1547° N · 54.3776° ETepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
36.1527° N · 54.3788° ETepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex with plastered basin
36.1548° N · 54.3811° E