Journal of Archaeological Studies

Notes on the Sasanian Alabaster Disc in the Cleveland Museum of Art

Parasto Masjedi Khak; Mostafa Khazaie Kouhpar

Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 215-232

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.280949.142715

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Among the Sassanid artifacts is a disc at the Cleveland Museum of Art. There is no information about person engraved on the disk, just in the Cleveland Museum's recorded information, ... Read More Among the Sassanid artifacts is a disc at the Cleveland Museum of Art. There is no information about person engraved on the disk, just in the Cleveland Museum's recorded information, and idea of Dorothy Shepard, this hunter man is Ardeshir II of Sasanian Dynasty. Due to the unusual form and uniqueness of disc among the Tape Hesar Bronze Age culture works, and despite the fact that the motif and subject engraved on it are characteristic of the art of the Sassanid period; But with the help of archaeological data, interesting information can be provided. The objectives of this study are to understand the person engraved on this marble disk In this study, In addition, the authors try to evaluate the origin of the marble disk based on archaeological findings so that they can speculate about the geographical area production of this object and determine whether this work is the production of the area from which it was found. Or was it produced elsewhere in the realm of the Sassanid kingdom? the authors have shown similar examples of disks from the prehistoric period and have shown that the construction site of this object in North and Northeastern Iran is in sites that contain both Bronze Age cemetery and the Sassanid period remains. And the original disk belongs to the Bronze Age and the culture of Hesar / Gorgan, examples of which have been found in the tombs of this period. Also, considering the form and decoration of the crown engraved on this disc and its comparison with the crown of Ardeshir II in the Taq-e Bostan and the plate of Ardeshir II recovered from the Mes Aynak site in Afghanistan, it seems that Ardeshir II could not be the king engraved on this disk. The depicted person on this plate is probably one of the Sassanid princes who ruled the Northern region or one of the local dynasties kings; during early Islam of the region, dynasties that remained faithful to the Sassanid traditions for several centuries. However, we will need more information from archaeological or incidental findings to reinforce these ideas or change it.

Studying the Effect of Natural Factors on Spatial Distribution of Sassanid Sites of Darreh Shahr City

Akbar Sharifinia; Yaghoub Mohammadifar; Esmail Hemati Azandaryani

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 69-92

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.295031.142826

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Today, the approach of new archeology studies is applying different sciences, especially use of geographic information system (GIS) and sciences such as statistics, and different methods ... Read More Today, the approach of new archeology studies is applying different sciences, especially use of geographic information system (GIS) and sciences such as statistics, and different methods and models of these sciences. By using other scientific methods and tools, the orientation of spaces archeology has largely achieved a correct understanding of issues such as establishment pattern of ancient civilizations and the interactions between humans and environment. Darreh Shahr city in Ilam province is one of the areas where, apart from some scattered references in the content of geographical texts, no purposeful study has been done regarding the presence of Sassanids there. Therefore, in order to fill this historical gap, after conducting archeological studies with the aim of discovering the cultural evidence of the Sassanid presence in this city, 117 monuments were identified. Some researchers believe that the ruins of Seymareh in the south and southwest of the present city of Darreh Shahr during the Sassanid period, and at the center of Mehrjan-e-Ghazq furnace was part of the western part or Khorbaran coast.In this study, for the first time and with respect to environmental elevation, slope, land use, and distance from roads and rivers, the settlement pattern and spatial distribution of Sassanid landscapes of Darreh Shahr are analyzed using descriptive-analytical method and field-library studies. To achieve goals such as locating ancient sites, analysis of settlement patterns and finally, investigating the impact of environmental factors on the formation process and distribution of Sassanid areas, tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS), SPSS software, statistical models such as mean of nearest neighbor, linear regression, correlation coefficient and PCA method were used. The results show that the most important factor affecting the spatial distribution of Sassanid sites in Darreh Shahr is first, the distance from rivers and then, the factors such as altitude and slope of the area. In addition, based on the average nearest neighbor model, the pattern of settlement in the Sassanid areas of this region is almost identical and clustered.

A Survey on Motifs and Inscriptions of Sassanid Seals from Buali Museum

Fariba Sharifian; Katayoun Fekripour; Azadeh Heidarpour

Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 161-178

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.260783.142591

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Seals are one of the most important archaeological findings that provide reliable information about geographical names and job positions of the past. During Sasanian period seals were ... Read More

Identification and Investigation of Sassanians Ossuaries in Shoushtar city, Kuzistan

mehrdad hatami; Ali Asghar Mirfatah; reza shbani

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 77-96

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73100

Abstract

The study of burials in ancient world is one of the most important sources to recognize religions, culture and ideological beliefs of ancient peoples. In the Sassanid eras, also it ... Read More

Location of Fourfold Fire Temples of Mihr Narseh (A Study of Fire Temples along Bishapour-Ardashir Khorrah Route)

Javad Neyestani; Abbas Namjoo; Mehdi Mousavi KouhPar

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, , Pages 159-176

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Based on writing of Tabari as well as other historical researches, Mihr Narseh, Prime Minister of Bahram V (421-439 AD) founded a number of buildings in the province of Ardashir Khorrah. ... Read More

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Notes on the Sasanian Alabaster Disc in the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Studying the Effect of Natural Factors on Spatial Distribution of Sassanid Sites of Darreh Shahr City

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A Survey on Motifs and Inscriptions of Sassanid Seals from Buali Museum

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Identification and Investigation of Sassanians Ossuaries in Shoushtar city, Kuzistan

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Location of Fourfold Fire Temples of Mihr Narseh (A Study of Fire Temples along Bishapour-Ardashir Khorrah Route)

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