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Susa or Shush Iran TravelSusa Shush, The French name Suse is frequently employed. Also called Shoosh , Chouch , Susa etc. Situation and access: Province of Khuzestan. Altitude 300 meters , 215 km N of Abadan , via Ahvaz (85 km). 1 ,00 km S-W of Tehran. 510 km S-E of Khosravi (Iran-Iraq frontier). 700 km of Baghdad. Good roads. Ahvaz airport.
The ancient city of Shush (Susa) , capital of Elam , was an important and flourishing city before the advent of Islam. Scientific excavations begun in 1891 A.D. by French archaeological missions , and continued until the present time , have brought to light many remains and relics of a pre-historic civilization. For instance copper objects and utensils discovered in the lowest stratum have resulted in ascribing this layer to the Copper Age , while the existence of yellow colored earthenware , decorated with animal motifs and geometric designs have evidenced the existence of a pottery-making industry in Iran , some 3000 to 2500 years before Christ.
| Important places : | in the second stratum of this Elamite city , a great number of objects made of stone , copper and other metals , and some cylinders made of bone have been discovered , while the higher strata have revealed kiln-fired , colored and decorated earthenware , metal arms , cylinders , copper pins , as well as human and animal figures.
The historic site of Susa is divided into four sections in respect to their antiquity and archaeological importance.
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in all these sections , ample relics including pottery , arms , ornamental objects , metalwork , bronze articles , as well as tablets bearing traces of pictographic writing have been discovered. Similarly , numerous clay and stone tablets have been unearthed in Susa , which date back to 1700 B.C. The texts of these tablets are usually of documentary , legal or contractual nature.
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