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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tepe Sialk - Ancient Temple in Iran

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 21 September 2010  Page Views: 13107

Multi-periodSite Name: Tepe Sialk
Country: Iran
NOTE: This site is 3.535 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Kashan
Latitude: 33.968400N  Longitude: 51.404140E
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 4 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
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Tepe Sialk
Tepe Sialk submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Iran Possible remains of a ziggurat (photo taken on April 2007). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tepe Sialk is located near the city of Kashan. What remained till nowdays are two cemeteries and large platforms, probably remains of ziggurats. The first activity on the site dates back to 8000 year BC, while the constructions itsef seem to be conected with Zayandeh River Culture which developed in 6th millenium BC

First excavations were started in 30's of 20th century, currently the site is surrounded by suburbs of the Kashan city. There is an excellent small museum displaying finds at the site.
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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk The Zuggurat. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk North mound - Mortar & Pestle 5 or 6th millennium BC. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Reconstruction work at the rear of the ziggurat. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Associated structures to the north west of the ziggurat. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Exposed brickwork at the ziggurat. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Approaching the ziggurat. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk III find from 4th millennium BC. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk finds - clay rams heads - South Mound 1st millennium BC. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : The English part of the site sign. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk Pounder 5th or 6th millennium BC from North Mound. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk Painted Vase. In the Museum at the site. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk North mound - Mortar & Pestle 5 or 6th millennium BC. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk Necklace 6th or 5th Millennium BC. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : The tepe surrounding the ziggurat. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : The exposed original brickwork of the ziggurat. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : The adjacent parts of the mound. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Area where burials were located. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : The ziggurat - believed to be the oldest in Iran. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk ground covering of pot sherds. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk Giant Storage Pot. April 2014

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Tepe Sialk submitted by DrewParsons : Tepe Sialk burial dated to around 5500 years before present. April 2014.

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Tepe Sialk submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Iran Platform in Tepe Sialk (photo taken on April 2007).

Tepe Sialk
Tepe Sialk submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Iran Heavily eroded ruins of Tepe Sialk complex (photo taken on April 2007).

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Re: Tepe Sialk by DrewParsons on Wednesday, 30 April 2014
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I have corrected the coordinates for this site (previously shown way out in the desert) after my visit there in April 2014. There is a good display of finds at the museum on site and also at the nearby Fin Persian Gardens where the Kashan National Museum is located.
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