Some Chronological Aspects of the Building Structures at Haft Tappeh

Abstract

Haft Tappeh is situated about 18km South-East of the ancient city Susa in the region Khuzestan in the South-West of Iran. With the use of geophysical prospection it was possible to obtain an overview of the building structures in the city area. In the Northern part of the city at least five monumental complexes can be distinguished on the geomagnetic map. Some of the walls are about 100m long and more than 10m large. Furthermore there are other structures in the Southern part of the city. It was decided to carry out excavations in one of the constructions situated in the Southern part of the site and also in the complex C in the Northern part. After the destruction of complex C some simple constructions of mud and brick fragments were built close to the large walls of the building level. Keywords:building structures; geomagnetic map; Haft Tappeh; Iran; Susa