Konar Sandal

Konar Sandal is a Bronze Age archaeological site, situated in the valley of the Halil River just south of Jiroft, Kermān Province, Iran.

[2] After objects from the site began appearing on the antiquities market in 2001, professional excavation were conducted from 2002 until 2008 by a team led by Yousef Majidzadeh.

After the graveyard area was exposed in a 2001 flood it was heavily looted by locals and objects began appearing on the antiquities market.

The excavators defined four stratigraphic occupation levels: The site of Hajjiabad-Varamin lies about 5 kilometers southwest of Konar Sandal South.

Based on ceramic and artistic parallels these sites are proposed to belong to an Early Bronze Age Jiroft culture along with Shahr-e Sukhteh, Shahdad, Tal-i-Iblis, and Tepe Yahya.

Konar Sandal South
Konar Sandal
Chlorite vessel from Kerman Province , Iran. 3rd millennium BC - National Museum of Iran