Tepe Nushi Jan (Noushijan)
Iron Age III Median (c.750–600 BCE)·Median (pre-Achaemenid Iranian)·🇮🇷 Hamadan Province, Western Iran, Iran
About
About Tepe Nushi Jan (Noushijan)
Hilltop Median triad 60 km S of Hamadan: West Temple with small fire altar inside a sanctuary, Central Temple with vaulted altar niche, and hypostyle Columned Hall (12 wooden posts on stone bases) – Pre-Achaemenid fire-temple prototype. Treasure hoard of silver rhombus ingots hidden before Persian conquest found under terrace. Tepe Nushi Jan (Noushijan) — Median Fire Sanctuary and Pillared Hall context and stratigraphy linking to regional chronology.
Why it mattersTepe Nushi Jan (Noushijan) — Median Fire Sanctuary and Pillared Hall
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Stratigraphic relation to neighboring cultures?
Theories
- 01Regional trade node
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Occupied Iron Age III Median (c.750–600 BCE)
- Period
- Iron Age III Median (c.750–600 BCE)
- Culture
- Median (pre-Achaemenid Iranian)
- Builders
- Local communities
- Purpose
- Medic citadel with West-Temple fire altar and hypostyle Columned Hall
- Abandoned
- post-period
- Rediscovered
- 19th-century surveys, modern excavations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Iron Age III Median
Medic citadel with West-Temple fire altar and hypostyle Columned Hall
On the ground
Structures & features
34.3655° N · 48.6333° E · 450 m · 2 mapped features
West Temple Fire Altar
templevaulted sanctuary with fire basin and altar platform
34.3660° N · 48.6340° EColumned Hall (Hypostyle)
hall12-column hypostyle with wooden column bases
34.3650° N · 48.6320° E