Mesazon

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/mesazon

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1. What is the geographic coordinates?Located in the vicinity of Karkheh, Khuzestan Province, Iran
2. What was Mesazon and where is it located?Mesazon was an ancient city near Karkheh, Iran, that was very important to the Mandaean people.
3. How long did Mesazon exist?It flourished for about six hundred years, from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.

Mandaeanism: An ancient Gnostic religion with a unique cosmology, emphasizing John the Baptist and a dualistic worldview.
Urban Archaeology: The study of past human life and activities by the excavation of sites in towns and cities.
Stratigraphy: The study of the deposition of rock layers and soil, used to determine the relative age of artifacts and features.