Verified30.8850° N · 61.3950° E · 480 m
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building
Achaemenid (500 BCE)·Achaemenid·🇮🇷 Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
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About Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran is a Achaemenid (500 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Achaemenid. Palace Q northern columned hall 20 × 20 m with Achaemenid capitals. Palace Q north wing with columned hall and plaster reliefs.
Why it mattersKey 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. 500 BCE
- Period
- Achaemenid (500 BCE)
- Culture
- Achaemenid
- Purpose
- Palace Q northern columned hall 20 × 20 m with Achaemenid capitals
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.8850° N · 61.3950° E · 480 m · 3 mapped features
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building — Fire Altar Sanctuary
sanctuaryFire altar or temple cella
30.8851° N · 61.3951° EDahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building — Libation Basin
basinPlastered libation channel
30.8848° N · 61.3951° EDahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building — Outer Pylon
pylonEnclosure pylon
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