• Comprehensive Review of the Book “Political Archaeology of the Middle East” 

  Chaychi Amirkhiz, Ahmad (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  The book “Political Archaeology of the Middle East" by Mehdi Mortazavi (Corresponding Author), Fariba Mosapour Negari, and Goodarz Hadadi Nasab, as the first comprehensive attempt in Persian, examines the complex and ...

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• Newfound Petroglyphs of Qonaq Qiran, Ardabil, NW Iran 

  Almasipeyman, Zahra؛ Derakhshi, Hassan؛ Ghorbani, Hamid Reza؛ Alizadeh, Hossein (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  Petroglyphs, as one of the earliest forms of art, are highly valued evidence in fields such as archaeology, art history, and anthropology. A significant number of petroglyphs have thus far been identified and documented ...

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• A Preliminary Study of Kushk-i Sa’idabad-i Tabriz: The Ilkhanid Midway Settlement in Northwest of Iran 

  Garakani Dashteh, Shahin؛ Mortezaei, Mohammad (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  Periodic travel and movement between various summer and winter residences were central practices of the Ilkhanid court, as evidenced by numerous accounts in the chronicles from this era and throughout the reign of all ...

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• A Study of Bronze Age Storage and Warehouse Architecture at Tappeh Graziani, Sistan, Iran 

  Kavosh, Hossein Ali؛ Oveisi-Keikha, Zohreh (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  During the Bronze Age, the Sistan civilisation experienced significant cultural and economic development, with Shahr-i Sokhta emerging as a major production and commercial hub. This site played a crucial role in facilitating ...

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• Takht-e Rostam, A Coastal Camp in the Southeast of the Caspian Sea during Late MIS3: A Preliminary Report of Archaeological Excavation 

  Ramzanpur, Hosein؛ Moradian, Masoomeh؛ Soortiji, Saman؛ Amini, Hamideh؛ Fattahi, Morteza (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  The southern region of the Caspian Sea is regarded as a potential dispersal corridor through which humans migrated from western Eurasia to Central Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. In the last decade, new research has ...

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• Technological Changes in Pottery Production during the Third Millennium BCE: A Case Study of Tol-e Qaleh in the Kur Basin, Fars, Iran 

  Habibi, Fazlollah؛ Shirazi, Rouhollah؛ Sardari, Alireza (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  The third millennium BCE in the Kur River basin of Fars is marked by the two cultures of Banesh and Kaftari.Scholars have assumed a gap in the chronological sequence between these two periods, suggesting that sedentarycommunities ...

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• FT-IR Spectroscopic Analysis of Neolithic Pottery from Kashmir Valley,India - A Study of Firing Process and Mineral Composition 

  Paray, Abdul (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  This study is an archaeometric research on the Neolithic pottery in Kashmir Valley, India to determine the firingtechnology and mineral composition, which is influenced by firing temperature and clayey sediment compositionthrough ...

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• Silk Road between Iran, Central Asia and Western China 

  Genito, Bruno (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  The main aim of the author in this article is to emphasize how little of the “silk" product up to now was recognized and identified at the level of material culture archaeologically collected in the places and sites from ...

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• Charles Cournault’s Call for a ‘Persian Museum’ at the Louvre 

  Potts, Daniel Thomas (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  In 1857, the French artist Charles Cournault published a plea for a French mission to Persepolis. The aimof the mission was to obtain examples of relief sculpture, like those he had seen in the British Museum, for theLouvre ...

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• The Brilliance of the Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies (IJAS) in the International and National Arena 

  Mortazavi, Mehdi (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-12-01)

  Volume 14, Issue 2, 2024I am delighted and honoured to present this issue of the Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies to you, our esteemed readers. In this note, I will introduce the valuable achievements and diverse ...

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• A Review of “Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar” 

  Mosapour Negari, Fariba (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  "Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar" offers a compelling exploration of the long-standing pastoralist traditions and their enduring impact on the cultural landscape of Oman. ...

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• Deeper Insights Into the Lithic Raw Materials on the Iranian Plateau: West-Central Zagros Mountains 

  Hariri, Nemat؛ Ranjbaran, Mohsen؛ Ghasidian, Elham؛ Heydari-Guran, Saman (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  Recent prehistoric research, which involved surveys and excavations in the Kermanshah Region, has focusedon understanding the nature and timing of the Middle Palaeolithic to Upper Palaeolithic transition. This research,conducted ...

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• Tosor and Ak-Ölön Sites, a Review of Two Open-Air Palaeolithic Sites in the High-Altitude Basin of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan 

  Ceylan, Nezahat؛ Karatas, Oktay (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  This short review examines early Paleolithic research in Kyrgyzstan, a previously understudied region withinCentral Asia. Paleolithic investigations in Kyrgyzstan began in 1953 during the Soviet era by the Kyrgyz RepublicAcademy ...

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• Archaeology of Liberation vs. Political Archaeology: Rethinking the Past for a Just Future 

  Mortazavi, Mehdi (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  Political archaeology and archaeology of liberation are two of several different aspects of the relationshipbetween archaeology and politics. In this note, I will examine political archaeology from the aspect of its ...

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• Human, Environment and Food: Human Productivity of the Environment in the Mesolithic and Neolithic Periods in the Southeast of the Caspian Sea 

  Safari, Mojtaba؛ Fazeli Nashli, Hassan؛ Abbasnejad Seresti, Rahmat؛ Madihi, Mina (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  The Mesolithic and Neolithic periods mark pivotal junctures in the evolving relationship between humansand the environment. During these epochs, millennia-old hunter-gatherer lifestyles underwent a profoundtransformation, ...

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• Explanation and Configuration of South Caucasus and Azerbaijan (NW Iran) Cultures during the Bronze and Iron Ages 

  Karimikiya, Ali؛ Tahmasebi, Fariborz؛ Rezaloo, Reza؛ İmran Oğlu Almamedov, Khagani؛ Sarhaddi, Leila (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  The Khojaly-Gadabay (Xocali-G.d.b.y) culture is well-established in the archaeological literature of theRepublic of Azerbaijan. Chronologically, it spans the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in the Caucasus region,and ...

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• A Study of Lithic Assemblage from Battherma Nala, Southern Bargarh Upland, Western Odisha, India 

  Barik, Kshirasindhu (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  The present study investigates the prehistoric lithic assemblages from Battherma Nala, a sub-tributary of theGhensali river in the southern Bargarh upland of Western Odisha, India. The stream, extends about 14 km from ...

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• New Insight on the Tool Assemblage of the Early Holocene Epoch from Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh, India 

  Kumar, Manoj؛ Paray, Abdul (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  This study investigates the Holocene tool assemblage of the Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh, India.The research gives insights into the technical and socio-cultural features of human populations that thrived inthis ...

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• Comparison of Linear Elamite and Indus Writing Systems 

  Fuls, Andreas (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  Linear Elamite writing was used during the Bronze Age in the southwestern lowlands and central highlandsof the Iranian plateau. The comparison of Linear-Elamite and Indus writing from the northern part of the Indiansubcontinent ...

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• A Diverse Landscape of Archaeological Research Volume 14, Number 1 

  Mortazavi, Mehdi (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2024-06-01)

  Volume 14, Number 1 of the Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies presents a diverse range of research on the archaeological heritage of Iran and the broader region. The volume features contributions from both Iranian ...

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