Talk:Shahr-e Sukhteh

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Referencing[edit]

The CHN links are no longer viable - looking for archive versions - but leaving at moment due to original referencing. Does anyone have any good images for the eye itself, rather than the dark ball in the skull image?Crescent (talk) 02:52, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know. Maybe search on yahoo answers?

Omginf (talk) 18:58, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling[edit]

Why do you name the city "Shahr-i Sokhta"? In Persian, it is called Shahre Sukhte and I don't see why it should be misspelled. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.227.136.175 (talk • contribs) .

I'm not the one who chose the name, but surely it is actually written in the Persian alphabet in Persian? It would be nice to have a transcription of the name here in the original spelling, regardless of which English approximations are used. Shahr-i Sokhta does appear to be more common in a google search. —ptk✰fgs 15:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shahr-e Soukhteh (OO or U) ant not Sharr-i Sokhta !!!

Europeans can never pronounce/write oriental names correctly...

Why? i dont know!

Esfahan --> Isfahan Kerman --> Kirman Mashhad --> Meshed

Do we write Landon for London or Pares for Paris???

etc., etc.

It is Eorpe!

Iranmania.com has Shahr-e-Sookhteh~~Tondelaya, 24 August 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tondelaya (talk • contribs) 22:00, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.135.13.241 (talk) 08:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In Sistani dialect, like in the other dialects of eastern Iran, the final '-eh' of Persian language (like in sukhteh, baccheh, parvaneh) is pronounced '-ah' (sokhtah, bacchah, parvanah). The first excavators preferred to use the local form, therefore 'sokhta' and not 'sukhteh'. This is the reason why the site is known in the international literature as 'Shahr-i Sokhta'. Bronzeage48 (talk) 23:36, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Ancient Courier[edit]

Someone please clarify the date of the discovery. The article currently states: "In one of the most recent discoveries from January ... " What year is this?

Also, a footnote reference to specific external links would be nice.

Thanks, Karl gregory jones (talk) 02:22, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Largely Plagarized[edit]

Much of this article was copied from http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/5668.html Ploversegg (talk) 04:15, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not only is it largely plagiarized, but it contains statements which are inconsistent with later articles on the subject, such as this claim: 'No weapon has ever been discovered at the site, suggesting the peaceful nature of the residents,' from the above article. Conflicts with this statement: 'A grave even provided anthropologists with evidence of a murder as the head of the victim was buried with the murder weapon placed under its feet,' from here, also from PressTV: http://www.payvand.com/news/10/aug/1084.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antewolf (talk • contribs) 02:32, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinate error[edit]

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The following coordinate fixes are needed for 30°35′40″N 60°19′55″W / 30.59444°N 60.33194°W / 30.59444; -60.33194

—91.99.161.57 (talk) 13:54, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done The ruins at Shahr-e Sukhteh cover a rather extensive area (151 hectares, according to the article), and both the coordinates given in the article and those suggested by you above are certainly within that area. Those in the article seem to be those of part of the excavated cemetery and are nearer the center of the site, and those that you suggest seem to be nearer an excavated part of the "burnt city" and are in the far eastern part of the site. I don't, therefore, see a compelling reason to change what's in the article. Is there some particular reason why you think that your coordinates are better? Deor (talk) 17:13, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]