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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tall-e Bakun - Ancient Village or Settlement in Iran

Submitted by DrewParsons on Wednesday, 30 April 2014  Page Views: 2052

Multi-periodSite Name: Tall-e Bakun Alternative Name: Bakun Tepe
Country: Iran Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Marvdasht  Nearest Village: Vali Asr
Latitude: 29.913880N  Longitude: 52.885570E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Pot sherd on Mound A - the western tell. April 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tall-e Bakun is an ancient settlement in Fars Province Iran dating back to 5000 BC.

Tall-e Bakun is divided into two parts, Tall-e Bakun A which is the larger western mound for which the coordinates on this page are given and which dates back from 4000 BC to 3500 BC, and the eastern mound Tall-e Bakun B which dates back from 5000 to 4200 BC. Tall-e Banuk was excavated in 1932 and 1937. Finds included painted pottery, stone mace heads, miniature alabaster figures, flint tools and some copper objects including a 25 cm long dagger. Mound A is reached by walking south across the fields from the village of Vali Asr which is 1.5km south from Persepolis and is reached by a small road off the Persepolis approach road. The interest here is standing on an ancient site which is sufficiently remote that pot sherds are still lying on the ground although there is little to identify after the trenches and excavations from the archaeological work last century. You can make a circuitous walk around crops and across country to reach Mound B to the east, or return to the village and follow the clay road out to the site. The clay road has allowed locals access mound B and it shows signs of rubbish having been dumped on and around it. There is a dilapidated site sign here too. Once again at mound B there is little to see except the excavation pits and the very occasional pot sherd although with sites as old as this (7000 years old) it is being at such an ancient settlement that is important for the visitor. The coordinates for Mound B are N29.91300 E 52.88823
References: The Tall-e Bakun Project, Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
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Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Extensive excavation pit on Tall-e Bakun B (the eastern mound) dated from 5000 to 4200 BC. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Excavation pit at Tall-e Bakun B (the eastern mound) dated from 5000 to 4200 BC. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : There are only a few pot sherds at Tall-e Bakun B (the eastern mound). April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Excavation pit on Tall-e Bakun B (the eastern mound) dated from 5000 to 4200 BC. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : View across Tall-e Bakun B (the eastern mound) dated from 5000 to 4200 BC. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Another view of the extensive excavation pits on Tall-e Bakun A (the western mound) dated from 4000 to 3500 BC. April 2014.

Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Extensive excavation pits on Tall-e Bakun A (the western mound) dated from 4000 to 3500 BC. April 2014.

Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Tall-e Bakun A (the western mound) - one of many pot sherds on the ground. April 2014.

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Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Pot sherd on the ground at the more remote Tall-e Bakun A (the western mound). April 2014.

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Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Tall-e Bakun A the western mound dated from 4000 to 3500 BC. April 2014.

Tall-e Bakun
Tall-e Bakun submitted by DrewParsons : Walking across country to approach Tall-e Bakun A (the larger western mound). April 2014

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