Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court
Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court North Annex · Godin Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇮🇷 Hamadan, Godin Tepe, Iran
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About Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court
Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court in Hamadan, Godin Tepe, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound 220 × 180 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 34.5230N 48.0660E controls access to Hamadan resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Hamadan, Godin Tepe, illustrating Chalcolithic–EBA construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 initial, major 2600 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–EBA
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified urban sequence
- Rediscovered
- 1966 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court main structure
c. 1946
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1961–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
34.5230° N · 48.0660° E · 402 m · 4 mapped features
Godin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
34.5238° N · 48.0669° EGodin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
34.5220° N · 48.0653° EGodin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
34.5245° N · 48.0672° EGodin Tepe Buried Oval Compound Inner Court — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
34.5214° N · 48.0649° E