Seh Gabi (Tepe Seh Gabi)
Seh Gabi
Middle–Late Chalcolithic (5000–3500 BCE)·Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic·🇮🇷 Kermanshah Province, Kangavar Valley, Iran
About
About Seh Gabi (Tepe Seh Gabi)
Seh Gabi (Tepe Seh Gabi) in Kermanshah Province, Kangavar Valley, Iran is a Middle–Late Chalcolithic (5000–3500 BCE) tell of Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic tradition. Kangavar village linking Urmia–Deh Luran Dalma horizon. 5000 BCE, the site forms a stratified mound/karst mound 160×140 m, 5 m, seh gabi–godin chalcolithic. Excavations since the mid-20th c. expose mudbrick with dalma–godin buff ware, obsidian blades architecture with diagnostic ceramics, lithics and administrative finds.
Archaeobotany and radiocarbon anchor the sequence, informing regional Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic networks across the Kermanshah Province. Threats include agriculture, road construction, erosion; research continues on Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic chronology.
Why it mattersType-site for Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic Middle–Late Chalcolithic (5000–3500 BCE) in Kermanshah Province, Kangavar Valley; key for chronology, technology and interaction.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic levels?
- 02Function of extramural cemetery?
Theories
- 01Demic diffusion vs local adoption
- 02Ritual aggregation centre
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.5000 BCE
- Period
- Middle–Late Chalcolithic (5000–3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Dalma–Godin Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Kangavar village linking Urmia–Deh Luran Dalma horizon
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.5000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation
c.1200 BCE
Major expansion / fortification phase
20th c.
Systematic excavation begins
On the ground
Structures & features
34.4000° N · 47.9000° E · 1480 m · 3 mapped features
Seh Gabi (Tepe Seh Gabi) — Central Mound
tellCentral mound with stratified architecture Levels I–IV
34.4004° N · 47.9005° ESeh Gabi (Tepe Seh Gabi) — Lower Town Workshop
workshopWorkshop/midden with pottery, slag or lithics
34.3994° N · 47.8994° ESeh Gabi (Tepe Seh Gabi) — Cemetery/Gate
cemeteryExtramural cemetery or gate area
34.4002° N · 47.8992° E