Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE)·Elamite·🇮🇷 Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran
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About Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 3 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 31.9961N 48.5097E controls access to Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, illustrating Elamite construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 1250 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE)
- Culture
- Elamite
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1250 BCE
Initial construction of Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 628 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex
2005–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9961° N · 48.5097° E · 31 m · 4 mapped features
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex — Main Temple-Complex Feature
structurePrimary structure at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
31.9959° N · 48.5106° EChogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
31.9974° N · 48.5092° EChogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
31.9974° N · 48.5114° EChogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Northern Annex with plastered basin
31.9948° N · 48.5091° E