Ganj Dareh
Iranian settlement, 8000-7000 BCE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Ganj Darreh.
Ganj Dareh (Persian: تپه گنج دره; "Treasure Valley" in Persian,[2] or "Treasure Valley Hill" if tepe/tappeh (hill) is appended to the name) is a Neolithic settlement in western Iran. It is located in the Harsin County in east of Kermanshah Province, in the central Zagros Mountains.[2]
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تپه گنج دره | |
Location | Kermanshah Province, Iran |
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Region | Gamas-Ab Valley |
Coordinates | 34.2721°N 47.4758°E / 34.2721; 47.4758 |
Altitude | 1,400 m (4,593 ft)[1] |
Type | mound settlement |
History | |
Founded | c. 8000 BC |
Abandoned | c. 7000 BC |
Periods | Neolithic |
Associated with | pastoralists |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1967-1974[1] |
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