Godin Tepe

Godin Tepe
گودین‌تپه
Shown within Iran
LocationKermanshah Province, Iran
Coordinates34°31′00″N 48°04′00″E / 34.51667°N 48.06667°E / 34.51667; 48.06667
Typesettlement
History
FoundedLate 6th millennium BC
PeriodsNeolithic, Late Chalcolithic, Early Bronze Age, Iron Age
Site notes
Excavation dates1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973
ArchaeologistsT. Cuyler Young Jr
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Godin Tepe (Persian: گودین‌تپه) is an archaeological site in the Luristan region of western Iran, located in the valley of Kangavar in Kermanshah province. It lies on the left bank of the Gamas Āb river. The importance of the site may have been due to its role as a trading outpost in the early Mesopotamian trade networks. The site was occupied from the Late Chalolithic period through the end of the 2nd millennium BC when it was destroyed in an earthquake and abandoned. The site was again settled in the 1st millennium BC Iron Age with the construction of sizable buildings.