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Archaeologists, nowadays use spatial analysis of environmental data and archaeological field findings to clarify the patterns of scattering of ancient settlements and their relation ... Read More

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Archaeology of Qara Dagh: Preliminary Report of the Survey of the Bronze and Iron Age Sites in Varzeqan Region (Iranian Azerbaijan)

Hossein Naseri Someeh; Alireza Hejebri Nobari; Erkan Konyar

Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 283-306

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.284880.142749

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Archaeological studies in the region of Qara Dagh (or Arasbaran) are of particular importance due to the fact that this region is located in the area between East-West (Iranian) Azerbaijan ... Read More Archaeological studies in the region of Qara Dagh (or Arasbaran) are of particular importance due to the fact that this region is located in the area between East-West (Iranian) Azerbaijan and Iran-Anatolian Plateau, as well as north to south of Caucasus-Iran. Archaeological activities in Qara Dagh are often aimed at conducting systematic research to explain the socio-political situations, investigate the cultural-technological currents and changes, explore the connecting and commercial routes of Northern region of Azerbaijan during the Bronze and Iron ages, outline the long-term scientific landscape, and also to understand the archaeological status of the region, relying on field and laboratory methods. The first season of this project, in 2017, dealt with identification of the Bronze and Iron Age sites of Varzeqan city. During the present survey, have been recorded 143 sites from the early Bronze Age to the Iron Age III in the region; and from the most important results of this survey, the changes recorded during the transitions from each period to the next period in relation to demographic changes, settlement patterns and location selecting, evaluating the landscape and natural resources in order to be aware of food networks and economic systems, studying the ecology of the region, livelihood approaches and burial methods can be mentioned. According to this evidence, settlements have been very limited in the region during the early Bronze Age. With the collapse of semi-farmer communities in the early Bronze Age, nomadic life was limitedly formed in the middle of the Bronze Age. In the late of Middle Bronze Age, once again, with the formation of sedentary communities, an increase in the population of the region and the emergence of social complexities are seen during the late Bronze Age to the Iron Age II, followed by the establishment of a primitive class society which was formed under the administration of local small rulers

Settlement Patterns of the Bronze Age Sites of the Upper and Middle Atrak Basin in the Northeast of Iran

Alireza Hejebri Nobari; Raffaelo Biscione; nesa judy

Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 293-317

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.279390.142703

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In archaeological studies of the region of Southwest Asia, during the period from the late fourth millennium BC to the beginning of the Iron Age (second half of the second millennium ... Read More In archaeological studies of the region of Southwest Asia, during the period from the late fourth millennium BC to the beginning of the Iron Age (second half of the second millennium BC), phenomena such as the growth of settlements in terms of area and population, the emergence of early cities, Trans-regional trade, the formation of government institutions, the emergence and spread of gray and black pottery, extensive changes in technology and the dramatic development of the smelting industry and the use of bronze tools were identified. In this process, an extensive communication network aimed at controlling trade routes and access to raw materials across the plateau by land and sea connected many areas. Economically, in this era, trans-regional trade was established, and communities were connected thousands of miles away from home to obtain the resources they needed. Bronze Age cultures are well known in the most part of Iran but Khorasan is an except and the data are rare and insufficient. Moreover, information about chronology, and distribution of sites during different periods of prehistoric times in different parts of them is very limited. In this research, 38 sites from the Bronze Age period have been studied. These sites were identified in the form of archaeological surveys of the Upper and Middle Atrak during the last decade. This study was done using descriptive-analytic method. For data analysis, GIS and SPSS software, and Correlation and Cluster analysis methods were used. Settlement pattern in the Upper and Middle Atrak basin is similar. It consists of two-level models with large site and a number of small sites around it. The results of this study indicate that due to the lack of water resources in the region, access to the constant water resources is the most important factor in shaping the Bronze age Settlemens. Most sites are also formed during the Early Bronze Age, and we are faced a decrease in the number of sites in the Middle and Late Bronze Age.

Archaeological analysis and investigations on Shaharyeri in Ardabil province

Alireza Hejebri Nobari; hamid khanali; anil yilmaz; seyed mehdi mosavi kohpar

Volume 12, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 267-283

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.256843.142561

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The Late Bronze Age and Iron Age I represent significant alterations in material and non-material culture of people living in the Iranian plateau. The knowledge and taking advantage ... Read More

The Study of Symmetrical Motifs and Patterns in the Hittite Bas-Reliefs

nushin kabutary; Alireza Hejebri Nobari

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 227-244

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73115

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Symmetry is an analytical tool, used in recognition of intercultural relations as well as artistic objects comparison. It was first appeared in archaeological research since 1900’s ... Read More

Site Formation Process as Seen from Tpe Bimarestan-e Ashkhane Excavations Data

mohsen dana; alireza Hejebri Nobari

Volume 10, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 83-97

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.68527

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Transformation Processes cover the issues on interactions between tools and structures with natural and cultural environments. These processes provide a profound concept on the archaeological ... Read More

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Research and Analysis of the Parthian Settlement Pattern in the West plain of Urmia Lake, Based on Geographic Information System (GIS)

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Archaeology of Qara Dagh: Preliminary Report of the Survey of the Bronze and Iron Age Sites in Varzeqan Region (Iranian Azerbaijan)

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Settlement Patterns of the Bronze Age Sites of the Upper and Middle Atrak Basin in the Northeast of Iran

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Archaeological analysis and investigations on Shaharyeri in Ardabil province

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The Study of Symmetrical Motifs and Patterns in the Hittite Bas-Reliefs

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Site Formation Process as Seen from Tpe Bimarestan-e Ashkhane Excavations Data

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