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title: Tepe Sialk, Iran
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14786/tepe-sialk-iran/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tepe Sialk, Iran

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Tepe Sialk, Iran](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14786.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14786.jpg)

## Image Caption

Tepe Sialk is an archeological site (a tepe, "hill, tell") near Kashan in central Iran consisting of two hills with six main phases of occupation. The oldest settlements in Sialk date to around 6000–5500 BCE while the [ziggurat](https://www.worldhistory.org/ziggurat/) was constructed during the fourth period of occupation that lasted from about 3000-2500 BCE. It is the oldest of four ziggurats in Iran constructed by the [Elamite](https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/) [civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/civilization/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, November 02). Tepe Sialk, Iran. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14786/tepe-sialk-iran/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Tepe Sialk, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 02, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14786/tepe-sialk-iran/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Tepe Sialk, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14786/tepe-sialk-iran/>.

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