Journal of Archaeological Studies

Maritime trade between Iran and China in the first to tenth centuries AH based on the excavated pottery from the Persian Gulf region

tayebe rahimi; hassan karimiyan; kazem omidi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.364689.143229

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Evidence has shown that the history of communication between the people of Iran and China goes back long before the rise of Islam. Attested by textual sources and archeological documents, ... Read More

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A research on Zoroastrian religion of the Sassanid period on the shores of the Persian Gulf Case study: Mehr Nuyafete from Bardestan, Bandar Deir, Bushehr province

Hossein Tofighian; Fariba Sharifian; Katayon Fekripour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 January 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.364329.143228

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During the Sassanid period, due to the prosperity of Zoroastrian religion, religious buildings were built in the form of four-story fire temples. These fire temples included four-room ... Read More

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Research on the Advantages of Archaeological Materials Found in the Underwater Archaeological Survey of Bushehr Port

Hossein Tofighian

Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 41-58

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.250382.142528

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According to the report of the Center for Marine Medical Studies affiliated to Bushehr University of Medical Sciences about the discovery of pottery fragments from the seafloor in the ... Read More According to the report of the Center for Marine Medical Studies affiliated to Bushehr University of Medical Sciences about the discovery of pottery fragments from the seafloor in the coastal waters of Bushehr Port, Department of Underwater Archeology, Iranian Center for Archaeological Research (ICAR) undertook to study and identify these cultural remains during August 2016. With the participation of professional divers, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences began scientific diving in the Persian Gulf. During the underwater archaeological survey, an area containing clay fragments in the seafloor was identified. The site is located 500 meters from the shores of Bushehr Port and at a depth of three to six meters. Underwater archeological studies of the coasts of Bushehr port in the Persian Gulf, cultural materials including Torpedo jars, small and large glazed crabs and fragments of pottery in the seafloor were identified. Among the cultural findings, a small number of Torpedo jars and more broken pieces of this pottery and several glazed potteries were collected. Torpedo jars and Turquoise glaze pottery are among the most prominent Sassanid pottery in the Persian Gulf that were shipped from Iranian ports to destination ports in the maritime trade. Determining the true nature of this historic site and its dating was one of the major impetus for underwater archaeological diving operations on these beaches, which led to the discovery of cargo from a historic ship from the Sassanid era. In this article, while explaining the underwater archaeology research program of Bushehr port, the discovered pottery of this study, including turquoise and glazed pottery as the most prominent Sassanid and early Islamic pottery in the Persian Gulf, will be discussed. The Sassanid position in the Persian Gulf maritime trade and the importance of trade in this historic period from Iranian ports to destination ports in the Indian subcontinent, the southern coasts of the Persian Gulf and East Africa are carefully considered.

The First Yue Celadon in Iran and its Distribution Pattern in the Early Islamic Period

Mahsa Faizi; Firoz Mahjour

Volume 6, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 131-148

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2015.54179

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Celadon as one of the oldest potteries originated at China during the Shang Period (3500 B.C (in Zhejiang province. From the Han dynasty (206-221 A.D), true celadon ware started to ... Read More

Investigating the Ancient Siraf’s Coastal Architectural Structures by Underwater Archaeology

Hossein Tofighian

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, , Pages 38-21

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52671

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Some researchers believe that because of the severe earthquake and tsunami in the fourth century H., a large part of Siraf submerged by the Persian Gulf water fluctuations. Based on ... Read More

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Maritime trade between Iran and China in the first to tenth centuries AH based on the excavated pottery from the Persian Gulf region

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A research on Zoroastrian religion of the Sassanid period on the shores of the Persian Gulf Case study: Mehr Nuyafete from Bardestan, Bandar Deir, Bushehr province

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Research on the Advantages of Archaeological Materials Found in the Underwater Archaeological Survey of Bushehr Port

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The First Yue Celadon in Iran and its Distribution Pattern in the Early Islamic Period

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Investigating the Ancient Siraf’s Coastal Architectural Structures by Underwater Archaeology

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