Chogha Bonut in the context of "Chogha Mish"

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⭐ Core Definition: Chogha Bonut

Chogha Bonut (Persian Choghā bonut) is an archaeological site in south-western Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province. The site is about 20 km southeast of Dezful, and 5 km west of Chogha Mish, another ancient site. It is believed that the site was settled as early as 7200 BCE, making it the oldest lowland village in south-western Iran.

This settlement on the Susiana Plain played a big role in the early Elam civilization. Later, this area became dominated by Susa. The site is important because it preserves a record of preceramic period settlement in Iran.

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👉 Chogha Bonut in the context of Chogha Mish

Choghā Mīsh (also Chogā Mīsh) (Persian: چغامیش, romanized: čoġā mīš) dating back to about 6800 BC, is the site of a Chalcolithic settlement located in the Khuzistan Province Iran on the eastern Susiana Plain. It was occupied at the beginning of 6800 BC and continuously from the Neolithic up to the Proto-Literate period (Uruk period), thus spanning the time periods from Archaic (7th millennium BC) through Proto-Elamite period (about 3100 BC to 2700 BC). After the decline of the site about 4400 BC, the nearby Susa, on the western Susiana Plain, became culturally dominant in this area. Chogha Mish is located just to the east of Dez River, and about 25 kilometers to the east from the ancient Susa. The similar, though much smaller site of Chogha Bonut lies six kilometers to the west.

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Chogha Bonut in the context of Susiana

Susiana (Persian: سوزیانا; [ʔæhˈvɒːz]) was an ancient cultural and geographical region located in southwestern Iran. It broadly corresponds to the alluvial lowlands surrounding the city of Susa, forming the core area of the early Elamite civilization, which today make up most of modern Khuzestan Province.

Susiana is best understood as the Susa plain, an ecological and cultural zone influenced both by the Iranian plateau and by Mesopotamia. Archaeological surveys show continuous settlement in the region from the Neolithic period onward, especially at sites such as Chogha Bonut and Chogha Mish. Recent excavations at Tappeh Senjar have added substantial data on the development of Susiana from the Proto-Elamite to the Shimashki periods.

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← Susiana ← Chogha Mish
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Persian language → Iran → Khuzistan → Dezful → Chogha Mish → Elam → Susa →