Proto-Elamite

The proto-elamites were an ancient civilization based in Iran.

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The Proto-Elamite period is the time of ca. 3200 BC to 2700 BC when Susa, the later capital of the Elamites began to receive influence from the cultures of the Iranian plateau (see e.g. Sialk). Texts in the undeciphered Proto-Elamite script found in Susa are dated to this period.

Related Topics:
3200 BC - 2700 BC - Susa - Elamites - Iranian plateau - Sialk - Proto-Elamite script

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Some anthropologists such as John Alden maintain that Proto-Elamite influence grew rapidly at the end of the 4th millennium BCE and declined equally rapidly with the establishment of maritime trade in the Persian Gulf several centuries later.

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Proto-elamite pottery dating back to the last half of the 5th millennium BCE has been found in Sialk, where proto-elamite writing, the first form of writing in Iran, has been found on tablets of this date. The first cylinder seals come from the Proto-Elamite period, as well. http://www.anaviangallery.com/ancient_iranian_preface.html

Related Topics:
Sialk - Iran

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