Historical place profile
Chogha Mish
The Chalcolithic settlement site of Chogha Mish, also known as Tappeh-ye Choghā Mīsh, dates originally to the early seventh millennium BCE and is located on the Susiana Plain of western Iran. The site was occupied continuously from the Neolithic period to the Proto-Literate period. It was eventually eclipsed by nearby Susa, but BAtlDir maintains its occupation through at least the end of the early Roman imperial period, and possibly later.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:912829
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:912829
- Place type
- archaeological-site, settlement
- Coordinates
- 32.224001, 48.555519
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
The Chalcolithic settlement site of Chogha Mish, also known as Tappeh-ye Choghā Mīsh, dates originally to the early seventh millennium BCE and is located on the Susiana Plain of western Iran. The site was occupied continuously from the Neolithic period to the Proto-Literate period. It was eventually eclipsed by nearby Susa, but BAtlDir maintains its occupation through at least the end of the early Roman imperial period, and possibly later.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 E1 Chogha Mish
Source and reuse
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Research path
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