Also, several items were found such as: glass bars, nails, door leaves, pottery, mace, animal figurines, cylindrical seals and a chariot wheel. In spite of the ravages of time, archeological excavations revealed footprints of humans and animals dating back to thousands of years ago. When the reservoir was filled up, the filtered water passed through nine water ways and filled the small basin inside the city. Accordingly, the large water reservoir was installed outside the city wall and a small basin inside it. Untush Napirshah ordered to build a 45-meter-long water canal to bring the water from the ancient river of Karkhe to the city of Dur Untash. One of the striking features of the city is its water irrigation system which includes the oldest physical water treatment system in the world. The remains of three royal palaces, the water reservoir, and a few temples are located in this part. Some 200 m northeast of the outer wall, there is another area close to the city gate which is recognized as the royal quarter, including three buildings and several courtyards. The outer area forms the largest part of the city, including the residential quarter. The middle zone, named temenos by Ghirshman, consisted of four gates leading to the outer area, and accommodated several temples. At the northwest of the inner enclosure wall, there were three temples attributed to minor divinities Napirisha, Ishnikarab, and Kiririsha. This 100-acre city used to have three concentric ramparts: the outer wall enclosing a vast complex of residences, and the royal quarter, a second wall guarding the temple, and the third wall enclosing the ziggurat. However, the unused bricks found at the site show that the city remained unfinished after Untash Napirisha’s death. In addition, the palaces, the temples, the paved brick roads, and the water irrigation system of the city of Dur Untash (Assyrian), also known as Untash-Gal (Elamite), represented a sample of the advanced art, culture, and civilization of the Elamites. Chogha Zanbil, a ziggurat dedicated to the great God, Inshushinak, was considered as the most important religious center of the Elamite kingdom. The ancient city of Dur Untash, located at the southwest of Susa, on the banks of Dez River, was founded by Untash Napirisha, around 1250 BC.
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