Burnt city civilization

Burnt City is one of the historical and archeological monuments of the Bronze Age which with its intelligent and creative civilization has more than five thousand years old. This city as the largest urban settlement in the eastern part of the Iranian plateau is a unique example and a true narrator of science, industry, and culture,

This city was founded in 3200 BC and the people of the city lived in the four periods between 3200 and 1800 BC.

The city was built on the alluvium of the estuary of the Helmand River to Lake Hamoon. The period of construction of this great city coincides with the Bronze Age and the civilization of Jiroft.

The decline of Burnt city civilization

The invasion of neighbor invading tribes and the diversion of the Helmand River have been mentioned as the most important reasons for the decline of the burnt city civilization. Contrary to popular belief, there were no fires in the city.

There is not even evidence of weapons in this city. It was an industrial civilization; So there were many kilns operating whose ashes were dumped around the residential area.

Also, in the post-civilization period in this region, nomadic peoples dug up the ground and lit fires to prepare food. Under these conditions, the first archaeologists, when they visited the area, noticed that there was a large area of ​​ash; So the first nickname they gave it was the burnt city.

Professions: 

These people had acquired jobs for themselves by using the intelligence and ingenuity and made a profit from it through trade. They were engaged in fishing by making fishing nets and they were engaged in trade and income generation by selling the caught fish. Mosaics, textiles, goldsmithing, pottery, mat weaving, masonry, and jewelry making were among the other occupations that people engaged in. They cut down trees around the creek and used them as fuel to carry out these artistic and industrial activities, as well as to heat their homes.

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