Tepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort
Median to Achaemenid (800–330 BCE)·Median then Achaemenid·🇮🇷 North Khorasan Province, Iran
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About Tepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort
Tepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort in North Khorasan Province, Iran is a Median to Achaemenid (800–330 BCE) tell attributed to Median then Achaemenid. Mound fort 50 × 50 m with Median pottery and later Achaemenid walls. Tepe Rivi 800 BCE Median fort with red burnished ware.
Why it mattersKey Median then Achaemenid 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Median to Achaemenid (800–330 BCE)
- Culture
- Median then Achaemenid
- Purpose
- Mound fort 50 × 50 m with Median pottery and later Achaemenid walls
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.4700° N · 59.1100° E · 800 m · 4 mapped features
Tepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort — High Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel or high mound
37.4701° N · 59.1101° ETepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort — Lower Terrace
terraceLower settlement terrace
37.4698° N · 59.1102° ETepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort — Fortification Circuit
wallsEnclosing wall
37.4704° N · 59.1098° ETepe Rivi — North Khorasan Median Fort — Storage Annex
storageStorage building
37.4696° N · 59.1099° E