Tepe Bagh Azari — Urmia Bronze Mound
Kura-Araxes to Iron Age (3200–800 BCE)·Kura-Araxes then Urmia ware·🇮🇷 West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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About Tepe Bagh Azari — Urmia Bronze Mound
Tepe Bagh Azari — Urmia Bronze Mound in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran is a Kura-Araxes to Iron Age (3200–800 BCE) tell attributed to Kura-Araxes then Urmia ware. Mound 5 ha on Lake Urmia plain with Kura-Araxes black ware and Urmia Late Bronze. Tepe Bagh Azari Kura-Araxes with Nakhchivan pottery.
Why it mattersKey Kura-Araxes then Urmia ware stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Halaf–Ubaid transition
- 02Neo-Assyrian administration
Theories
- 01Pottery kiln seriation
- 02Trade route monitoring
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Kura-Araxes to Iron Age (3200–800 BCE)
- Culture
- Kura-Araxes then Urmia ware
- Purpose
- Mound 5 ha on Lake Urmia plain with Kura-Araxes black ware and Urmia Late Bronze
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5500° N · 45.0800° E · 1300 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Bagh Azari — Urmia Bronze Mound — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
37.5501° N · 45.0801° ETepe Bagh Azari — Urmia Bronze Mound — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
37.5498° N · 45.0802° ETepe Bagh Azari — Urmia Bronze Mound — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
37.5504° N · 45.0798° E