Tall-e Gazir

Why it mattersSusiana Late Chalcolithic centre with Uruk bevel-rim and Proto-Elamite horizon bridging lowland Elam and Bakhtiari uplands.

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

Built

Late Chalcolithic village c.3800 BCE; Uruk-related mound c.3500 BCE

Period

Late Chalcolithic to Elamite (c.3800–1100 BCE; Uruk 3500 BCE)

Culture

Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related → Proto-Elamite → Elamite

Builders

Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related communities

Purpose

Susiana-related centre on the Ramhormoz piedmont controlling Khuzestan-Mesopotamian transit

Rediscovered

Modern archaeological survey/ rescue

Excavation

Excavated

1. c.3800 BCE

   Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related village

2. c.3200 BCE

   Proto-Elamite sealing level

3. c.1500 BCE

   Middle Elamite reoccupation

4. 1998

   Alizadeh Ramhormoz survey

• Tall-e Gazir — South terrace

  palace

  Key sub-area of Tall-e Gazir (Late Chalcolithic to Elamite) showing Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related horizon

  31.3492° N · 49.8496° E

• Tall-e Gazir — East gate

  wall

  Key sub-area of Tall-e Gazir (Late Chalcolithic to Elamite) showing Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related horizon

  31.3500° N · 49.8502° E

• Tall-e Gazir — West workshop

  gate

  Key sub-area of Tall-e Gazir (Late Chalcolithic to Elamite) showing Late Chalcolithic Uruk-related horizon

  31.3508° N · 49.8508° E