The Jiroft Civilization: A New Culture of the Bronze Age on the Iranian Plateau
Curatorial Section
Research Discipline
Archaeology
Dates
2002 - 2012
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- Iran
- Time Period Studied
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BC)
- Researcher(s)
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- Dr. Youssef Madjidzadeh, Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization
- Dr. Holly Pittman, University of Pennsylvania
- Project Overview
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The new excavations have produced an extensive ceramic assemblage, and monumental, domestic, and craft production areas. Most interesting among the finds are more than 400 seal impressions of cylinder and stamp seals used in economic administration.
- Sponsors
- University of Pennsylvania
Excavations of the sites of Konar Sandal South and North near Jiroft in south-central Iran have revealed a hitherto unknown civilization of the Early Bronze Age that interacted with societies in Mesopotamia, the Indus valley and Central Asia.