Invest in History Education
Illustration
Tepe Sialk is an archeological site (a tepe, "hill, tell") near Kashan in central Iran consisting of two hills with six main phases of occupation. The oldest settlements in Sialk date to around 6000–5500 BCE while the ziggurat was constructed during the fourth period of occupation that lasted from about 3000-2500 BCE. It is the oldest of four ziggurats in Iran constructed by the Elamite civilization.
About the Author
License & Copyright
This image was first published on Flickr.
Original image by Carole Raddato. Uploaded by Carole Raddato, published on 02 November 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Ziggurat of Tepe Sialk, Iran
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat, Iran
![Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat [East Side], Iran](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10670.jpg?v=1702536009)
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat [East Side], Iran
Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
Elam Map
Map of Sumer and Elam
Cite This Work
APA Style
Raddato, C. (2021, November 02). Tepe Sialk, Iran. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14786/tepe-sialk-iran/
Chicago Style
Raddato, Carole. "Tepe Sialk, Iran." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 02, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14786/tepe-sialk-iran/.
MLA Style
Raddato, Carole. "Tepe Sialk, Iran." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Nov 2021. Web. 31 Dec 2025.
