Jiroft - Wikipedia
WEBJiroft (Persian: جیرفت, romanized: Jīroft; [dʒiːˈɾoft]) is a city in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is 230 kilometres (140 mi) south of the city of Kerman , and 1,375 kilometres (854 mi) south of Tehran along Road 91 .
Jiroft culture - Wikipedia
WEBThe Jiroft culture, also known as the Intercultural style or the Halilrud style, is an early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC) archaeological culture, located in the territory of present-day Sistan and Baluchestan and Kermān Provinces of Iran.
Is Jiroft Site in Iran a True Cradle of Civilization?
WEBMar 1, 2021 · The ancient monument discovered near Jiroft in southeastern Iran, is believed by some experts to be the original cradle of civilization. The excavations there revealed a two-storey citadel covering 33 acres (13.5 hectares). (David Revoy - Blender Foundation / CC BY 3.0) Could Jiroft Site Be True Cradle of Civilization?
Who Were the Mysterious People of Ancient Jiroft?
WEBMay 1, 2021 · Who Were the Mysterious People of Ancient Jiroft? One of the oldest cultures in the world may have traded with the Sumerians and Indus Valley. By Joshua Rapp Learn
The Jiroft: Forgotten Ancient People of the Bronze Age
WEBMay 24, 2023 · It is around 650 meters (2,000 feet) above sea level and can have some of the hottest weather in Iran during the summer with fairly moderate weather in the winter. The history of Jiroft dates to around 5,000 years ago, with the Bronze Age civilization inhabiting it uncovered after a flash flood in the region in 2001.
Buried for 4,000 years, this ancient culture could expand the …
WEBFeb 25, 2021 · Flooding in 2001 near Jiroft, Iran, exposed the ruins of an ancient necropolis from a Bronze Age culture that flourished alongside Mesopotamia.
Jiroft: the story of how Iran became a cradle of civilization
WEBJuly 17, 2021 - 17:55. TEHRAN – Until the very early 21st century, no one had ever dreamed that a refined forgotten culture could re-emerge from the sands of a remote and arid region in southeast Iran. The story started when rounds of heavy flood swept the topsoil off thousands of previously unknown tombs in Bronze Age cemetery in Jiroft.
The Jiroft Civilization: A New Culture of the Bronze Age on the …
WEBExcavations 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.
Jiroft Discovery Stuns Archaeologists | Science
WEBNov 7, 2003 · Scholars already had hints of a mysterious society in the region, but the new find nails down its heartland along the banks of the Halil River. The discovery of hundreds of stone vessels and massive architecture near the town of Jiroft opens a new chapter in Iranian and Middle Eastern archaeology.
(PDF) Jiroft Civilization: Based on the Cuneiform Texts and ...
WEBJiroft Civilization: Based on the Cuneiform Texts and Archaeological Evidences from Varamin and Konar Sandal. Journal of History of Islam and Iran. 2020, Alzahra University. Recent archaeological discoveries in the Halilrud valley (Kerman province, Iran), especially at the Site of Varamin and Konar Sandal of Jiroft, brought to light a hitherto ...
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