Loess Buried Camp East — Susiana (Ahvaz)
Loess Buried Camp East Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Classical·🇮🇷 Susiana, Iran
About
About Loess Buried Camp East — Susiana (Ahvaz)
Loess Buried Camp East in Susiana, Iran is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Classical culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Classical site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Loess Buried Camp East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.1833° N · 49.6372° E · 727 m · 3 mapped features
Loess Buried Camp East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-village feature at Loess Buried Camp East
31.1841° N · 49.6380° ELoess Buried Camp East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Loess Buried Camp East
31.1826° N · 49.6366° ELoess Buried Camp East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Loess Buried Camp East
31.1844° N · 49.6362° E