Tal-i Iblis

Why it mattersEarliest copper metallurgy in SE Iran (5000 BCE) — slag and crucibles at Iblis I predate Sialk, linking Kerman belt to Yahya and Shahdad.

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

Built

Chalcolithic metallurgy centre c.5000 BCE (Iblis I)

Period

Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (c.5000–2500 BCE; Iblis I–VI)

Culture

Yahya-related Chalcolithic → Early Bronze Kerman

Builders

Yahya-related Chalcolithic communities

Purpose

Copper metallurgy centre controlling Kerman copper belt (Deh Hossein)

Rediscovered

Modern archaeological survey/ rescue

Excavation

Excavated

1. c.5000 BCE

   Iblis I slag workshop founded

2. c.4000 BCE

   Iblis IV painted ware town

3. 1964

   Caldwell Illinois expedition

4. c.2500 BCE

   EB integration with Yahya IV

• Tal-i Iblis — Ceremonial building

  mound

  Key sub-area of Tal-i Iblis (Chalcolithic to Early Bronze) showing Yahya-related Chalcolithic horizon

  29.5492° N · 56.6494° E

• Tal-i Iblis — Storage quarter

  structure

  Key sub-area of Tal-i Iblis (Chalcolithic to Early Bronze) showing Yahya-related Chalcolithic horizon

  29.5500° N · 56.6500° E

• Tal-i Iblis — Cemetery area

  cemetery

  Key sub-area of Tal-i Iblis (Chalcolithic to Early Bronze) showing Yahya-related Chalcolithic horizon

  29.5508° N · 56.6506° E