Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Shahr-i Sokhta' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Shahr-e Sukhteh (Persian: xd8xb4xd9x87xd8xb1 xd8xb3xd9x88xd8xaexd8xaaxd9x87xe2x80x8e, meaning "[The] Burnt City"), also spelled as Shahr-e Sxc5xabkhtxc3xa9 and Shahr-i Sxc5x8dkhta, is an archaeological site of a sizable Bronze Age urban settlement, associated with the Helmand culture. | WIKI |
| The reasons for the unexpected rise and fall of the city are still wrapped in mystery. | WIKI |
| Artifacts recovered from the city demonstrate a peculiar incongruity with nearby civilizations of the time and it has been speculated that Shahr-e-Sukhteh might ultimately provide concrete evidence of a civilization east of prehistoric Persia that was independent of ancient Mesopotamia. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Archaeology 2 Sectors of the city 3 Helmand and Jiroft cultures 4 Finds 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links | WIKI |
| Entrance to the Burnt City | WIKI |
| The city had four stages of civilization and was burnt down three times before being abandoned, this abandonment was thought previously to have taken place around 1800 BCE by the Italian archaeological mission there, but new research, based on recently calibrated radiocarbon samples in nearby site Tappeh Graziani showed that the site was abandoned actually around 2350 BCE, and the chronology of Shahr-i Sokhta commented by archaeologist Massimo Vidale is as follows:[5] | WIKI |
| The discoveries indicate that the city was a hub of trading routes that connected Mesopotamia and Iran with the Central Asian and Indian civilizations, and as far away as China. | WIKI |
| Sectors of the city[edit] | WIKI |
| Founded around 3200 BCE, the city was populated during four main periods up to 1800 BCE, during which time there developed several distinct areas within the city. | UNESCO |
| Changes in water courses and climate change led to the eventual abandonment of the city in the early second millennium. | UNESCO |
| Archaeological remains and finds indicate the key role of the city on a very large scale in terms of working with metals, stone vessels, gems and pottery. | UNESCO |
| The city was separated into various parts according to different functions - residential, industrial and burial; it therefore represents an important stage in urban planning in the region. | UNESCO |