Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound

Why it mattersShahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound at Sistan, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran is a Bronze Age ancient city of the Shahr-e Sukhteh / Helmand tradition, built c. 3200

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3200 BCE

Period

Bronze Age

Culture

Shahr-e Sukhteh / Helmand

Purpose

Eastern mound residential quarter eye burial

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3200 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound

• Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Main Ancient-City Feature

  structure

  Primary ancient-city feature at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound – central eastern mound residential quarter eye burial element with stratified deposits

  30.5901° N · 61.3300° E

• Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound defining settlement or ritual space

  30.5899° N · 61.3301° E

• Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound ceremonial landscape

  30.5901° N · 61.3299° E

• Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Eastern Mound Reservoir Cistern

  hydraulic

  Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

  30.5899° N · 61.3299° E