Survey of the Grave goods of the Sassanid period  Northern Iran (metal utensils) from archaeological excavations
Survey of the Grave goods of the Sassanid period Northern Iran (metal utensils) from archaeological excavations

soheil ahmadi vastani; Jebrael Nokandeh; mostafa dehpahlavan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 November 2022

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.337911.143082

Abstract
  The period between the third and sixth centuries AD (Sassanid period) is very important in terms of archeology and the study of cultural changes and transformations of the Iranian plateau. ...  Read More
A New perspective of cenotaph Tradition in Eastern Iran: Case Studies from Shahr-e Sokhteh, Shahdad (Khabis) and Khonaman
A New perspective of cenotaph Tradition in Eastern Iran: Case Studies from Shahr-e Sokhteh, Shahdad (Khabis) and Khonaman

Hassan Basafa; sadegh davari; Nasir Eskandari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.342386.143111

Abstract
  Recognition of burial methods and interpretation of grave artifacts are reflection of human beliefs about the other world, customs, religious beliefs as well as social structures and ...  Read More
Maritime trade between Iran and China in the first to tenth centuries AH based on the excavated pottery from the Persian Gulf region
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

Abstract
  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
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
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

Abstract
  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
Comparative comparison of Tools and Archeological Textiles of the Bronze Age (Shahr-i- Sokhtah), with similar today examples
Comparative comparison of Tools and Archeological Textiles of the Bronze Age (Shahr-i- Sokhtah), with similar today examples

Haleh Helali Esfahani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 January 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.360834.143216

Abstract
  Shahr-i- Sokhtah, with a large amount of cultural data, has a special importance and position compared to other sites of the third millennium BC in the Iranian plateau; Because the ...  Read More
Study and analysis of the chalcolithic period of Moghan plain based on archaeological data of yatag tepesi
Study and analysis of the chalcolithic period of Moghan plain based on archaeological data of yatag tepesi

Ali Karimikiya; Reza Rezaloo; Akbar Abedi; Ardeshir Javanmardzade

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 January 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.319501.142989

Abstract
  The Aras river and other rivers in the Moghan region have played an important role in the formation of prehistoric sites. Although the Moghan plain has not received much attention in ...  Read More
Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Synchrotron based Diffraction in Identifying the Technology and Structure of Celadons from the city of Gour.
Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Synchrotron based Diffraction in Identifying the Technology and Structure of Celadons from the city of Gour.

Majid Montazer zohouri; Remy Chapoulie; Mohammadamin Emami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.363663.143227

Abstract
  The use of high-energy synchrotron rays in order to identify and characterize historical and cultural materials as accurately as possible, usually in a non-destructive manner and with ...  Read More
Recreating the Epic in History; Bahram Chubine's imitation of the legend of Arash Kamangir
Recreating the Epic in History; Bahram Chubine's imitation of the legend of Arash Kamangir

ali akbar mesgar; sara okhravi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 03 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.373773.143254

Abstract
  Historical data and reports have the ability to be matched with mythological and epic content. The emergence of special conditions in history and its similarity with epic or mythological ...  Read More
Symbology and study of mint activity regarding the smallest Sasanian monetary unit
Symbology and study of mint activity regarding the smallest Sasanian monetary unit

Hakimeh Ahmadizadeh shendi; Reza Shabani; Javad Heravi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.371446.143249

Abstract
  In the financial system of the Sassanid era (224-651 AD), in addition to the two monetary units of dinar (gold) and dirham (silver), there were other less valuable units, which even ...  Read More
The castles of the geographical area of Jovien and Joghatay in the Islamic era; Typology, perspective and social role
The castles of the geographical area of Jovien and Joghatay in the Islamic era; Typology, perspective and social role

Azita Mirzaye; Hamid Fadaii

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.373280.143253

Abstract
  A castle is one of the types of architecture that has been the guarantor of the security of the human society based in it due to its enclosure. Although providing security is the main ...  Read More
Settlement Patterns of the Prehistoric Cultures of the West of the Karkheh River Basin during the Village Period
Settlement Patterns of the Prehistoric Cultures of the West of the Karkheh River Basin during the Village Period

Ramin Yashmi; Farshid Iravani Ghadim; Rahmat Abbasnejad Seresti; Babak Rafiei Alavi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 September 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.382436.143297

Abstract
  The western side of the Karkheh River basin, located to the west of Greater Susiana, is adjacent to the central Susiana plains and aligns with a desert-plain Ecotone, which benefits ...  Read More
Authentication of newly finding silver plate with ram design, Museum of Sari
Authentication of newly finding silver plate with ram design, Museum of Sari

saman soortiji

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 October 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.380698.143285

Abstract
  Cooperation of skilled Sassanid painters and metal workers led to creation of masterpieces in the collections and museums and around the world. Especially, the silver plates that decorated ...  Read More
The Relocation of Hormuz Dar al-Molk to Jarun Island and its impact on the development of The road network in The Northern Hinterland of The Persian Gulf
The Relocation of Hormuz Dar al-Molk to Jarun Island and its impact on the development of The road network in The Northern Hinterland of The Persian Gulf

kazem Omidi; tayebe rahimi; mehran rezai

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 January 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2025.382216.143296

Abstract
  The relocation of the administrative and political center of the Hormuz Kingdom from coastal Hormuz to Jarun Island was one of the significant events influencing the political and economic ...  Read More
Niche construction and settlement pattern analysis of ancient sites in the northwestern part of the central Iranian plateau (Qazvin sub-basin) during the Neolithic, Transitional Chalcolithic and Chalcolithic periods, in relation to natural factors
Niche construction and settlement pattern analysis of ancient sites in the northwestern part of the central Iranian plateau (Qazvin sub-basin) during the Neolithic, Transitional Chalcolithic and Chalcolithic periods, in relation to natural factors

Mohammad Mohsen Zonoubi; Hassan Fazeli Nashli; Hassan Derakhshi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.386117.143319

Abstract
  Throughout ancient periods, geographical conditions and natural factors have had a significant impact on the formation, prosperity, decline, and settlement patterns of ancient sites. ...  Read More
Site 089 Cham-shir, a settlement from the middle and late Islamic period in the southern Zagros
Site 089 Cham-shir, a settlement from the middle and late Islamic period in the southern Zagros

Mojtaba Safari; Hedayat allah kalvari Janaki; Narjes Heydari; Javad Javad rajabi chashani,

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 March 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2025.378929.143276

Abstract
  Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province is one of the archeological study areas in South Zagros, which contains valuable information about nomadic practices and semi-temporary agricultural ...  Read More
Caspian Neolithic Software vs. Djeitun Pottery: New Absolute Dating from the Pottery Neolithic of Eastern Mazandaran
Caspian Neolithic Software vs. Djeitun Pottery: New Absolute Dating from the Pottery Neolithic of Eastern Mazandaran

Rahmat Abbasnejad Seresti; Seyyed Kamal Asadi Ojaei; Xinying Zhou; Hengameh Kheiri Malakshah

Volume 16, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 69-93

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.382716.143299

Abstract
  After 70 years we still have very little knowledge about the Epi-Paleolithic, Pre-pottery Neolithic (PPN), and Pottery Neolithic (PN) periods in the eastern Mazandaran plains. Unreliable ...  Read More
Relative Chronology Based on the Classification and Typology of the Chalcolithic Pottery of Tepe Morad Abad VIII, Orzuiyeh Plain (Kerman Province)
Relative Chronology Based on the Classification and Typology of the Chalcolithic Pottery of Tepe Morad Abad VIII, Orzuiyeh Plain (Kerman Province)

Mahbubeh Naseri Tehrani; Fariba Mosapour Negari; Mehdi Mortazavi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 95-119

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.375042.143260

Abstract
  The Orzuiyeh Plain stands as a crucial region for understanding prehistoric, particularly Chalcolithic, settlements in southwestern Kerman Province. While sites like Gaz Tavileh, Morad ...  Read More
Excavation at Sarcham, A Multi-Period Archaeological Site in Hawraman Region, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Excavation at Sarcham, A Multi-Period Archaeological Site in Hawraman Region, Kurdistan Province, Iran

Amir Saedmucheshi; sirvan Mohammadi Ghasrian; Masashi Abe; Morteza Zamani Dadane; Salman Khosravi; Sarieh Amiri; Marjan Mashkour; Mohammad Sedigh Ghorbani; Faranak Bahrololumi; Hossein Davoudi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 151-181

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.373818.143256

Abstract
  The archaeological site of Sarcham is situated in the southwestern region (Hawraman Region) of Kurdistan Province in western Iran. It was excavated as part of the Darian Dam Archaeological ...  Read More
Torpedo Jars of Iran: Context of Archaeological Discovery and Origin of the Bitumen Coating
Torpedo Jars of Iran: Context of Archaeological Discovery and Origin of the Bitumen Coating

Jacques Connan; Mohammad Esmaeil Esmaeili Jelodar; Michael. H. Engel; Alex Zumberge; Mehdi Azarian; Jebrael Nokandeh

Volume 16, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 269-307

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2025.380179.143282

Abstract
  One of the most important potteries used in Persian Gulf (Middle East) maritime trade with a large part of the ancient world, including the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Indian ...  Read More
Study of the Development Process of Herat City During the Kart Dynasty, Based On the Survey of Developments in The Axis of Khiaban-Mazar-e Herat
Study of the Development Process of Herat City During the Kart Dynasty, Based On the Survey of Developments in The Axis of Khiaban-Mazar-e Herat

Shahin Garakani Dashteh; Mohammad Mortezaei

Volume 16, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 309-325

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.341280.143104

Abstract
  Tomb Street (Khiaban-Mazar) is described as a complex where the tombs are located on either side of a passageway. “Khiaban-e Herat” (Herat Street) is also a cemetery with ...  Read More
Numismatics of Tabriz Mint during the Ilkhanate Period (Focusing on the Era Hülegü to Öljeitü)
Numismatics of Tabriz Mint during the Ilkhanate Period (Focusing on the Era Hülegü to Öljeitü)

Moharram Bastani; Nematollah Alimohammady

Volume 16, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 327-357

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2025.337049.143315

Abstract
  The Tabriz mint is one of the most significant mints from the Ilkhanid period. Since the Hulegu Khan era, Tabriz was officially recognised as the political centre of Ilkhanid rule. ...  Read More
The Sham Valley and the Question of the Ilkhanids’ Religious Leniency in Northwest Iran (Jolfa)
The Sham Valley and the Question of the Ilkhanids’ Religious Leniency in Northwest Iran (Jolfa)

Soraya َAfshari; Liliy Niakan; Behrooz Omrani; Mohammad Mortezayi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 1-23

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.323475.143018

Abstract
  Archaeological inquiries into the Islamic period show both in quantity and quality that targeted and wide-ranging studies aiming to identify the pertinent monuments and sites have obvious ...  Read More
The Archaeological Survey of Shahivand Region in Chegeni County, Lorestan Province
The Archaeological Survey of Shahivand Region in Chegeni County, Lorestan Province

Mohammad Bahrami

Volume 16, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 25-51

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.357444.143193

Abstract
  Chegani County is situated in the western portion of Luristan province. In pursuit of comprehensive studies and investigations within Luristan province, the author conducted a survey ...  Read More
Typo-technological Classification of the Chipped Stone Assemblages of Hotu Cave from the Mesolithic to the Transitional Chalcolithic: Reflections on Local Raw Material Procurement in the Caspian Sea Littoral Ecozone
Typo-technological Classification of the Chipped Stone Assemblages of Hotu Cave from the Mesolithic to the Transitional Chalcolithic: Reflections on Local Raw Material Procurement in the Caspian Sea Littoral Ecozone

Mozhgan Jayez; Mojtaba Safari; Sana Ghasemi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 53-86

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.357605.143194

Abstract
  Prehistoric investigations in the southeastern region of the Caspian Sea commenced more than a century ago, resulting in the identification of several prominent archaeological sites, ...  Read More
A Typological Investigation of Ground Stone from Tol-e Chega Sofla, a Middle Susiana Period
A Typological Investigation of Ground Stone from Tol-e Chega Sofla, a Middle Susiana Period

Abdulwahab Dahdouh; Abbas Moghaddam; Nasir Eskandari

Volume 16, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 131-154

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.355732.143185

Abstract
  The Middle Susiana period in southwestern Iran has several characteristics, the most important of which are the development of agriculture and animal husbandry alongside growing numbers ...  Read More