Mineralogy and Elemental Analysis of Sasanian-Early Islamic Potsherds from the Jahangir Archaeological Monument in Ilam Based on Petrography, XRF, ICP
Mineralogy and Elemental Analysis of Sasanian-Early Islamic Potsherds from the Jahangir Archaeological Monument in Ilam Based on Petrography, XRF, ICP

Leila Khosravi; Milad Baghsheikhi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 75-91

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.354447.143181

Abstract
  To date, no experimental investigations utilizing petrographic, XRF, ICP, or TL methodologies have been undertaken for the analysis of Sasanian and Early Islamic pottery in Western ...  Read More
Archaeological Lnvestigation of Administrative Documents and Records within the Chalcolithic Societies of Northwestern Iran
Archaeological Lnvestigation of Administrative Documents and Records within the Chalcolithic Societies of Northwestern Iran

Reza Rezaloo; Ali Karimikiya; Akbar Abedi; Rouhollah Mohammadi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 93-112

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.364958.143230

Abstract
  Analyzing administrative documents holds significant importance within the realms of archaeology and sociology, akin to the study of other archaeological evidence. These examinations ...  Read More
Preliminary Study and Introduction of Recovered Armaments from Parthian Catacombs at Vestemin, Kiasar, Sari, Considering 2015, 2017, and 2018
Preliminary Study and Introduction of Recovered Armaments from Parthian Catacombs at Vestemin, Kiasar, Sari, Considering 2015, 2017, and 2018

Abdolmotaleb Sharifi Holaei; Bahman Firouzmandi Shirah Jini; kamal aldin Niknami

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 113-131

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.340656.143101

Abstract
  The contractor of the gas line transition from Damghan to Neka destroyed and recovered two tombs in 2014. The site is located 80 km south of Sari. Archaeological excavations led to ...  Read More
Absolute (14C AMS) and Relative Chronologies of Barveh Tepe in the Upper Lesser Zab Basin and a Study of Painted Bronze Age Ceramics(Based on the Second Season Excavation)
Absolute (14C AMS) and Relative Chronologies of Barveh Tepe in the Upper Lesser Zab Basin and a Study of Painted Bronze Age Ceramics(Based on the Second Season Excavation)

Mahnaz Sharifi; Barbara Helwing

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 133-153

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.360950.143217

Abstract
  Excavations in Tepe Barveh were conducted with the aim to shed further light on the period of painted Bronze Age wares and to refine the existing chronology for the Lesser Zab Basin ...  Read More
From Apavortene to Abivard: Feasibility and Identification of the Early Parthian City of Dara in Northeastern Iran
From Apavortene to Abivard: Feasibility and Identification of the Early Parthian City of Dara in Northeastern Iran

Seyed Mehdi Mousavinia; Hassan Nami

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 155-166

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.356117.143188

Abstract
  According to classical texts, Dara stands out as a significant city from the early Parthian era, situated on the eastern fringes of the Parthian Empire. Classical sources have documented ...  Read More
An Archaeological Analysis of the Existing Shell Vessels (Libation Shell) in the Archaeological Contexts of the Iranian Plateau in the Third to the First Millennium B.C.
An Archaeological Analysis of the Existing Shell Vessels (Libation Shell) in the Archaeological Contexts of the Iranian Plateau in the Third to the First Millennium B.C.

Parisa Naseri; Abbas Motarjem; David S. Reese

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 167-183

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.342641.143113

Abstract
  Sea shells are natural-biological objects. They are embedded in geological layers in the form of fossils, but also, to find in archaeological deposits as a result of human activities. ...  Read More
The Historical Approach to the Relative Chronology of Caravansarai of Alaki, Near Marand
The Historical Approach to the Relative Chronology of Caravansarai of Alaki, Near Marand

Ali Nemati-Babaylou; Mahsa Saidi -Mehrabad

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 185-201

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.344774.143137

Abstract
  Due to the importance of Tabriz in various historical periods after the Mongol’s invasion to the end of the Qajar period, as continuously being the capital city or the residence ...  Read More
Revisit the Kura-Araxes: The Absolute and Relative Chronology of Qaleh Tepe and Ali Yourd Tepe, Zanjan Province, Iran
Revisit the Kura-Araxes: The Absolute and Relative Chronology of Qaleh Tepe and Ali Yourd Tepe, Zanjan Province, Iran

Amir sadegh Naghshineh; Barbara Helwing; HASSAN Fazeli Nashli

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, , Pages 203-224

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.371269.143246

Abstract
  The communities of the Kura- Araxes cultural complex with their highly distinctive cultural and economic features represent the occupation of some parts of the Near East and Caucasia ...  Read More
Typology and Chronology of Pottery Findings in the Bagh-Bamid site of Sirjan from the Early Islamic Centuries to the Thirteenth Century AD
Typology and Chronology of Pottery Findings in the Bagh-Bamid site of Sirjan from the Early Islamic Centuries to the Thirteenth Century AD

Zeinab Afzali; Sattar Khaledian

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 1-27

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.343725.143120

Abstract
  According to written sources, the city of Beymand was one of the cities of Kerman province in the early centuries of the Islamic era. Beymand was considered to be one of the more important ...  Read More
A Study on the Reasons of Inshushinak's Absence in the Religious Texts of Persepolis Fortification
A Study on the Reasons of Inshushinak's Absence in the Religious Texts of Persepolis Fortification

sorour khorashadi; Alireza Enteshari Najafabadi

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 55-87

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.344574.143135

Abstract
  In the religion of Ancient Elamites, various gods were worshiped. One of the most important gods was Inshushinak. Despite the importance of Inshushinak in the history of Elam, his name ...  Read More
Classification, Typology and Chronology of Iron Age Pottery at the Site of Meydan in Hamadan
Classification, Typology and Chronology of Iron Age Pottery at the Site of Meydan in Hamadan

Mohammad Shabani; Mohammad ebrahim Zarei; Kazem Mollazadeh

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 107-132

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.341348.143105

Abstract
  Considering the lack of finds dating to the Median and Achaemenid periods at Hamadan, it is very important to discover evidence from this period in this city. In 2017, during a construction ...  Read More
Esfanjerd, A Buried Ancient City in the Majumerd Dunes, Yazd Province
Esfanjerd, A Buried Ancient City in the Majumerd Dunes, Yazd Province

Mohamad Hossein Azizi Kharanaghi; Samira Abedi; Seyyed Jalal Hashemi Majomerd

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 133-160

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.353049.143174

Abstract
  The arid desert climate of Yazd province, with its endless flowing sand dunes, has led to the creation of special conditions for human settlements in this part of Iran. Throughout history, ...  Read More
An Archeology Study of the Identification of Ilkhanid Coins (A Case Study of Abu Zaid Ilkhani's Golden Coins Discovered from Tabriz Jame Mosque in the National Museum of Iran)
An Archeology Study of the Identification of Ilkhanid Coins (A Case Study of Abu Zaid Ilkhani's Golden Coins Discovered from Tabriz Jame Mosque in the National Museum of Iran)

Orinab Nazarean; Mohammad Mortezayi; Arman Shishegar; Reza Shabani

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 243-259

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.269224.142761

Abstract
  Coins are amongst the most recognized and protected data in archaeological research. For this very reason, they are used as a basis for detailed analytical and methodical research to ...  Read More
Archaeological Evidence of the Rise of the Dari Persian Language in Khorasan
Archaeological Evidence of the Rise of the Dari Persian Language in Khorasan

Ali Hozhabri; Ahmadali Asadi

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 261-292

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.343747.143121

Abstract
  At the time of the invasion of Iran by the Arabs, the Dari Persian language flourished in the Greater Khorasan region. During the first two decades of the Arab invasion, Dari Persian, ...  Read More
The Chronological Analysis and Process of Evolution of Settlements from The Uruk Period to the End of Neo- Elamite Period, in The Deh Luran Plain (Patak)
The Chronological Analysis and Process of Evolution of Settlements from The Uruk Period to the End of Neo- Elamite Period, in The Deh Luran Plain (Patak)

shaghayegh Hourshid

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 293-324

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.348647.143159

Abstract
  The beginning of field research in the Deh Luran Plain dates back to the early twentieth century. During this period, researches have been mainly focused on the northwestern part of ...  Read More
Newly Found Stucco with Human Figures from Bishapour
Newly Found Stucco with Human Figures from Bishapour

Mosayeb Amiri

Volume 14, Issue 3 , October 2022, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.336829.143077

Abstract
  Archaeological activities during the past two decades at Bishapour have revealed architectural structures, plaster-molding, seals and other objects from this valuable site. This city, ...  Read More
Preliminary Study and Introduction of Discovered Seals from the Parthian Cemetery of Westmin, Kiasar, Sari, Based on Three Seasons of Excavations in 2015-2018
Preliminary Study and Introduction of Discovered Seals from the Parthian Cemetery of Westmin, Kiasar, Sari, Based on Three Seasons of Excavations in 2015-2018

abdolmotaleb sharifi; Bahman Firouzmandi Shirah Jini; kamal aldin niknami

Volume 14, Issue 3 , October 2022, , Pages 119-140

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.343035.143152

Abstract
  In 2014, the contractor company operating the Damghan-Neka gas transmission line demolished and exposed two Parthian burial mounds in the village of Vestemin. Vestemin is located 80 ...  Read More
Tepe Chay Khoy, New Evidence from the Chalcolithic Period Northwest of Lake Urmia: Regional and Transregional Interactions with Lake Urmia, Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia
Tepe Chay Khoy, New Evidence from the Chalcolithic Period Northwest of Lake Urmia: Regional and Transregional Interactions with Lake Urmia, Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia

Afrasiab Garavand; Ardeshir Javanmardzadeh; Akbar Abedi; Fatemeh Malekpur

Volume 14, Issue 3 , October 2022, , Pages 141-167

Abstract
  Tepe "Chay" (1181 m asl) is a small site with an area of less than one hectare in and a height of 1 meter above the surrounding fertile lands, which is located 2.5 km southwest of Dizajdiz ...  Read More
Newly-dedicated Urartian inscription from Bastam by Rusa II
Newly-dedicated Urartian inscription from Bastam by Rusa II

Maryam Dara; Gholam Shirzadeh; Reza Heydari; Ali Khorablou

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 19-36

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.337586.143079

Abstract
  The Urartians ruled over the shores of Lakes of Van, Sevan and Urmia from ca. the 9th to 7th centuries B.C. There are several stone and rock inscriptions remained in northwest of Iran. ...  Read More
The Eastern Iran Prehistoric Archaeological Project: The Second Season of Archaeological Excavation at Kale Kub, Southern Khorasan Province (2019)
The Eastern Iran Prehistoric Archaeological Project: The Second Season of Archaeological Excavation at Kale Kub, Southern Khorasan Province (2019)

Mohamad Hossein Azizi Kharanaghi; Masashi Abe

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 133-152

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.341819.143109

Abstract
  After more than one hundred years from the beginning of archaeological studies in Iran, the eastern regions of the country have received scarce or no attention from archaeologists, ...  Read More
The North and South Central Plateau of Iran During the Third and Second Millennium BCE (3200-1500 BCE)
The North and South Central Plateau of Iran During the Third and Second Millennium BCE (3200-1500 BCE)

Hassan Fazeli nashli; Siamak Sarlak; Javad Hoseinzadeh; Sahar Yazdani; Babak Rafiei-Alavi; Stacy .A. Carolin

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 153-180

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.348692.143160

Abstract
  The societies of the northern and southern zones of the “Iranian Central Plateau” flourished during the last quarter of fourth millennium BCE. This floruit was marked by ...  Read More
In Search of the Message of Srōš: Investigation of the Deity Srōš and his Iconography During the Sasanian Period
In Search of the Message of Srōš: Investigation of the Deity Srōš and his Iconography During the Sasanian Period

Rahele Koulabadi; Seyed Mehdi Mousavi Kouhpar; Morteza Ataie

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 181-197

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.338945.143094

Abstract
  Srōš is a great Zoroastrian diviniy in the Avesta and Middle Persian texts. He functioned as a warrior and a fighter against evil, a high priest, and one of the judges of the ...  Read More
Qolam Tepe of Jafarabad: Recognition of the Sialk VI Satellite Site in Kashan Foothills
Qolam Tepe of Jafarabad: Recognition of the Sialk VI Satellite Site in Kashan Foothills

Reza Naseri; Malekzadeh Mehrdad

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 199-224

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.337559.143081

Abstract
  Until recently, the culture of the late Iron Age in the central Iranian Plateau had only been identified at the southern mound of Sialk. In this study, a newly discovered site, called ...  Read More
Parthian History and Syriac Sources by Looking at the Impact of National Iranian Historical Traditions on Syriac Resources
Parthian History and Syriac Sources by Looking at the Impact of National Iranian Historical Traditions on Syriac Resources

Narges Asadpur; Kamaleddin Niknami

Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.289750.142782

Abstract
  We are justlfied in our study of  Iran’s historical period by the invisible and clear vestiges of the mysterious Parthian empire, which has piqued the interest of a lot of ...  Read More
The Typology of Rusa II’s Seal Impressions on the Urartian Bullae of Bastam
The Typology of Rusa II’s Seal Impressions on the Urartian Bullae of Bastam

Maryam Dara

Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 39-70

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.325316.143025

Abstract
  Urartiand ruled over the shores of Urmia, Van and Sevan Lakes in from about 9th to 7th centuries B.C.E. Bullae are among the smallest but most significant pieces of information they ...  Read More