Name
Tol-e Seh Asiyabتل سه آسیاب
Ali Mousavi, August 14, 2023
Location: Tol-e Seh Asiyāb is in the plain of Pasargadae, southern Iran, Fars province.
30°12’28.9″N 53°11’46.0″E
Map
Historical Period
Neolithic/Chalcolithic
History and description
Tol-e Seh Asiyāb is a rocky outcrop the top layers of which are occupied by a mound of late Neolithic/early Chalcolithic period as far as one can tell from the surface pottery. The site is located on the right bank of the Polvar River, approximately 900 meters to the east of Tall-e Takht.
Archaeological Exploration
Tol-e She Asiyāb was first visited and recorded by Sir Aurel Stein in his survey of the region in the spring of 1934. The site was never tested or excavated.
Bibliography
Stein, A., “An Archaeological Tour in the Ancient Persis,” Iraq, vol. 3/2, 1936, p. 220, plan 19/16.