Tepe Sialk

Tepe Sialk
تپه سیلک
Tepe Sialk is located in Iran
Tepe Sialk
Shown within Iran
LocationIsfahan Province, Iran
Coordinates33°58′08″N 51°24′17″E / 33.96889°N 51.40472°E / 33.96889; 51.40472
TypeSettlement
Site notes
Excavation dates1933-1934, 1937, 1999-2004, 2008-2009
ArchaeologistsRoman Ghirshman, Tania Ghirshman, Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi, Hassan Fazeli Nashli
ConditionIn ruins

Tepe Sialk (Persian: تپه سیلک) is a large ancient archeological site (a tepe, "hill, tell") in a suburb of the city of Kashan, Isfahan Province, in central Iran, close to Fin Garden. The culture that inhabited this area has been linked to the Zayandeh River Culture.[1]

  1. ^ Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran (CHN) report: "Zayandeh Rood Civilization Linked to Marvdasht and Sialk". Accessed January 30, 2007. Link: Chnpress.com Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine