Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman
Chalcolithic to Bronze·Yahya period / Elamite·🇮🇷 Kerman, Tepe Yahya, Iran
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About Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman
Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman at Kerman, Tepe Yahya, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Bronze ancient village of the Yahya period / Elamite tradition, built c. 3800 BCE for steatite workshop and proto-elamite tablets. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersTepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman at Kerman, Tepe Yahya, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Bronze ancient village of the Yahya period / Elamite tradition, built c. 38
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3800 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze
- Culture
- Yahya period / Elamite
- Purpose
- Steatite workshop and proto-Elamite tablets
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman
On the ground
Structures & features
28.3100° N · 56.8200° E · 198 m · 3 mapped features
- Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman – central steatite workshop and proto-elamite tablets element with stratified deposits28.3101° N · 56.8201° E
- Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman defining settlement or ritual space28.3099° N · 56.8201° E
- Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Tepe Yahya Steatite Workshop Kerman ceremonial landscape28.3101° N · 56.8199° E