Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing
شهر سوخته · Burnt Palace E
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇮🇷 Sistan and Baluchestan, Zabol, Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran
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About Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing
Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing in Sistan and Baluchestan, Zabol, Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 3.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 480 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1960
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 969 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1925
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.5900° N · 61.3300° E · 480 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing — structure with stratified deposits
30.5906° N · 61.3320° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing — complex with stratified deposits
30.5891° N · 61.3297° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing — outlier with stratified deposits
30.5906° N · 61.3290° E