Chogha Mish

Tappeh-ye Choghā Mīsh is the site of a Chalcolithic settlement that was destroyed by fire c 4000 BCE.

Choga Mish was abandoned in the early fifth millennium following the destruction of its central, massive architectural complex. The center was relocated to Susa, a monumental mud brick platform with elaborate decorated buildings on top was built there. This too was destroyed, rebuilt and then abandoned. It is possible that Susa maintained its older system and traditions long after most sites had been abandoned and the transition to Uruk was already underway in Southern Mesopotamia.

—-Frank Hole

References

Miller, Joseph, M. (April, 2002). "FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION". Freebuck.com. Retrieved 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)