Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V
Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V North Annex · Naqsh-e Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇮🇷 Fars, Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran
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About Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V
Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V in Fars, Naqsh-e Rustam, 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 30.1260N 52.8000E controls access to Fars 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 Fars, Naqsh-e Rustam, 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
- 1964 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V main structure
c. 1944
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2004–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
30.1260° N · 52.8000° E · 388 m · 4 mapped features
Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
30.1268° N · 52.8009° ENaqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
30.1250° N · 52.7993° ENaqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
30.1275° N · 52.8012° ENaqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
30.1244° N · 52.7989° E