Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier

Why it mattersKey tell for Isfahan, Kashan, illustrating Proto-Elamite construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 3500 BCE

Period

Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE)

Culture

Proto-Elamite

Purpose

Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 3500 BCE

   Initial construction of Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier main structure

2. c. 698 CE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection

• Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier — Main Tell FeaturestructurePrimary structure at Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits33.9614° N · 51.3983° E
• Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier — Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure at Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits33.9616° N · 51.3965° E
• Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape33.9594° N · 51.3979° E
• Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin33.9600° N · 51.3980° E