• Stoneworking Techniques at Persepolis from Quarry to the Terrace 

  Homayoun, Fahimeh؛ Zare, Younes؛ Zare, Siroos (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  Masonry materials for the colossal monumental structures of Persepolis, the awe-inspiring architectural complexfrom the Achaemenid period, would be sourced from the surrounding mountains that occasionally lie up to 40km ...

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• Possible Role of the Main Makran Fault in the Collapse of the ancient civilizations along the Makran shoreline 

  Partabian, Abdolreza (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  The Makran is the location of ancient civilizations and one of the most important tsunamigenic zones in the world. Historical and instrumental records indicate the occurrence of large earthquakes on the main Makran fault ...

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• A 1st millennium BC burial-deprived Ritual Practice:New Evidences from Shahliq Kurgan, Northwestern Iran 

  Ghahremani, Nasrin؛ Mafi, Farzad؛ Najafi, Araz (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  Until now, the well-known Kurgans in northwestern Iran were associated with burial mounds containing burial pits; however, the discoveries of 2018 revealed mounds lacking human burial pits indicating still unknown rituals ...

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• Fresh Decorative Patterns on the EBA Pottery of Yanik Tepe (Iran) from the Reorganized Assemblages at the National Museum of Iran 

  Nakan, Lily (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  Following its inauguration, the National Museum of Iran used to be entrusted with the storing of all objectsobtained from archaeological investigations over several decades. Yet access to stored objects began gettingincreasingly ...

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• The Past and Present: A Correlation Analysis between Environmental Factors and Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period Sites in Bakhtiari Highlands with an Ethnoarchaeological Approach 

  Heydari Dastenaei, Mohsen؛ Nowrouzi, Aliasghar؛ Mortazavi, Mehdi (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  Laran district, located at the southern basin of the Zayandeh Roud River, has been an eligible location for humansettlements throughout historic/prehistoric periods due to its geographical conditions and significant ...

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• Taherabad Phase (Godin VIII)? The Correction of a Drawback in Eastern Central Zagros Chronology 

  Saed Mucheshi, Amir (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  The Chalcolithic sequence of the Central Zagros, which is designed primarily using the potsherds recovered and other associated material culture has long been used by researchers as a framework for the mentioned region. ...

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• New Earliest Evidence of the Ancient Metallurgical Activities in the Margin Iranian Central Plateau 

  Khosravi, Shokouh؛ Niknami, Kamal Aldin (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  The Urmia-Dokhtar volcanic belt is the most important copper belt in Iran, where the archaeological materialsdiscussed in this article also derive from. The discovery of metallurgy findings in several areas of eastern ...

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• Survey and Excavation at the Jowšātū Fort (Šāhīndezh, West Āzerbāyjān, Northwest Iran) 

  Mollazadeh, kazem؛ Binandeh, Ali (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  The southern Lake Urmia Basin witnessed significant political, military, cultural, and artistic transformations in thefirst millennium BC. The region was an integral part of Manna right from the formation of the kingdom. ...

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• The Castle of Bihistan in Northwest Iran 

  Moradi, Amin (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  Almost 12 kilometers to the east of Mahneshan city in Zanjan province, Northwest Iran, there is a collection ofhoodoos with an average height of 250 meters nearby Bihistan village that can be seen from great distances. ...

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• Plan, Form and Function of a “Fortified” Site in the Iranian Sistan of Post-Achaemenid and possibly Parthian Period 

  Genito, Bruno (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-03-01)

  As it is well known, the tradition of studies on the post-Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian periods in general, and on the Iranian Plateau in particular, has always maintained that in that period the urbanization ...

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• Mokhtarabad: a solitaire large Late Chalcolithic-Early Bronze Age site in the Dasht-e Lut and its implication for understanding the communication networks 

  Eskandari, Nasir (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  Dasht-e Lut (western edge of the Lut desert) presented an urbanized desertic landscape in the early Bronze Age. Previous investigations on the large early Bronze Age site of Shahdad, fully justified its definition as an ...

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• Cultural Interactions between the Sistan Basin and the Bampur Valley: Grey Wares Characterization in question during the 3rd millennium BC 

  Gorgi, Morteza؛ Mortazavi, Mehdi؛ Nezafati, Nima (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  During the third Millennium BC, grey wares were the most popular wares in the Indo-Iranian borderlands in which the Bampur Valley and the Sistan basin played significant role. This research aims to compare grey wares of ...

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• A Study of the Parthian Pottery of Dargaz Plain, Northeast of Iran 

  Fallah Mehneh, Mehdi (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  Northeastern Iran has been considered a connecting bridge and natural passageway for the entry of differenttribes from the past to the present time, yet despite such importance, it has rarely been studied by archaeologistsand ...

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• Memorial Grave vs Cenotaph:A Common Ritual Practice during the Third Millennium BCE:Case Studies from Shahr-i-Sokhta and Djarkutan 

  Mosapour Negari, Fariba (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  Human burials in cemeteries have mostly been observed since the beginning of the third millennium BCE in areas of Southeast Iran and South Uzbekistan.  The emergence of Urban Societies brought specific economic, social and ...

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• Charpeh Ware: Introducing a Type of Dichrome Pottery on the Western Bank of Sefidrud, Gilan, Iran 

  Mafi, Farzad؛ Fakhar, Zarin؛ Kazemi, Ali (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  The Sefidrud valley in Rudbar is host to a wealth of ancient mounds, cemeteries and settlements of varying sizes. Survey programs between 2006‒2016 recorded and revisited 45 sites, most notable among them being Charpeh, a ...

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• A New Perspective on the Archaeology of the Khorasan Region during the Iron Age 

  Basafa, Hassan؛ Davari, Mohammad Sadegh (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  Khorasan's Iron Age differs significantly from the Iron Age elements found in western Iran. In terms of culturalaspects and life structures, this encompasses two distinct cultures known as Yaz and Dahistan in classicclas ...

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• The Dez-Karun-confluence in lower Susiana (SW Iran) in the last millennia; a case study for the human-environment-interaction 

  Rashidian, Elnaz (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  Dez and Karun are two perennial rivers originating from the Zagros mountains in highland Iran, flowing into the riverine landscape of the Susiana Plains in southwestern Iran. They are crucial elements of the landscape and ...

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• A Classification and Typology Based on a Sample of Iron III Ceramics from Tepe Jelo Asiab, Bijar, Iran 

  Rastegar, Mina؛ Mohammadifar, Yaghoub؛ Fazeli Nashli, Hassan (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021-02-01)

  Tepe Jelo Asiab was excavated as part of the Talvar Dam salvage project in 2009. The main objectives of thepresent study included the classification and typology of the Iron III pottery from the site, and establishing ...

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• Human-Climate Connection in North Central Iran Between 6000 and 2700 BCE 

  Shaikh Baikloo Islam, Babak؛ Chaychi Amirkhiz, Ahmad (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2020-12-01)

  During the Holocene, man's challenges with climate entered a new phase. Holocene climatic cycles, by creatingdry events, have imposed many subsistence tensions on water-dependent communities. The semi-arid and aridregion ...

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• Significance of Cultural Continuity at the Site of Douranabad in the Study of Bronze Age and Iron Age in Southern Qazvin Plain 

  Tahan, Hossein؛ Naghshineh, Amir Sadegh (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2019-02-01)

  With many archeological sites, the southern area of the Qazvin Plain is among the significant areas of the CentralIranian Plateau where numerous studies and excavations have been carried out. However, the authors intend ...

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