Marlik
Coordinates: 36 ° 49 ′ 50 ″ N , 49 ° 27 ′ 33 ″ E
Marlik (other names Tappe Marlik , Marlik Tepe or Cheragh-Ali Tepe ) is the name of an archaeological site in northern Iran . It is located in the valley of the Gohar Ruds , a tributary of the Sefid Ruds in the province of Gilan .
In the course of the excavations that took place from 1961 to 1962, a royal cemetery was uncovered, which had remained untouched for 3000 years. Several thousand ornate objects, including several hundred made of gold , were seized. Some similarities with finds from Tappe Sialk near Kashan could be proven.
It is believed that the name Marlik goes back to Marda-lik ( The place of Marda or Amarda ), which , according to the Greek historian Strabo , was the native population of this area.
One of the most famous finds is the Marlik gold bowl , which was depicted on a 500 rial banknote. Further finds allow connections to the fables from Kalīla wa Dimna . Works of art made of glass and numerous metal tools were also found.
Looting and smuggling brought the investigation to an end.
literature
- Ezzatollah Negahban : Marlik. The Complete Excavation Report. University of Prennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 1996.
- Christian Piller: Investigations into the relative chronology of the necropolis of Marlik. Dissertation, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Electronic University Theses at LMU Munich 2007 ( online )
Web links
- Excavation report
- Report on i-cias.com
- Description on brynmawr.edu
- Description on artarenca
- Report on iranian.com