Historical place profile
Ziwiye
Ziwiye is the name of a modern village in northwestern Iran. It is associated with an archaeological site from the 7th century BCE that was looted in the mid-20th century and subsequently partially excavated in a more scientific manner. The site's ancient name is not known.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:884230
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:884230
- Place type
- archaeological-site, findspot, settlement
- Coordinates
- 36.273952, 46.687896
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Ziwiye is the name of a modern village in northwestern Iran. It is associated with an archaeological site from the 7th century BCE that was looted in the mid-20th century and subsequently partially excavated in a more scientific manner. The site's ancient name is not known.
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 90 B4 Ziwiye
Source and reuse
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Research path
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