The Jalalabad Seal, A Reappraisal
The Jalalabad Seal, A Reappraisal

Massimo Vidale; Francois Desset; Dennys Frenez

Volume 12, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 251-263

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.323646.143020

Abstract
  We re-discuss the so-called Jalalabad seal, a well-known cylinder seal dating of the late 3rd millennium BC, reportedly found in Fars. It displays a scene related to a south-eastern ...  Read More
Iconography of Animal Motifs in Seals of Magi in Sasanian Period
Iconography of Animal Motifs in Seals of Magi in Sasanian Period

meysa shahsavari; seyed mehdi mosavi kohpar; Javad Neyestani

Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 271-291

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.274985.142673

Abstract
  So far, many researches have been done about clergy, their hierarchy, role and position in the Sassanid era and there is considerable information about them. Most of this awareness ...  Read More
Local and Regional Styles of Parthian – Sassanian Pottery in the East of Iran Based on the Pottery Sherds from the Nehbandan County (Khorasan-e Jonoubi Province)
Local and Regional Styles of Parthian – Sassanian Pottery in the East of Iran Based on the Pottery Sherds from the Nehbandan County (Khorasan-e Jonoubi Province)

Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki; mohammad farjami; Ahmad Heidari

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 287-314

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.301702.142871

Abstract
  From the archaeological point of view, pottery contains valuable information about living conditions and economic, social and cultural interactions between peoples who live in a region ...  Read More
Research on Prehistoric and Historic Settlement of Qalehganj (Chāhdādkhodā area)‎
Research on Prehistoric and Historic Settlement of Qalehganj (Chāhdādkhodā area)‎

Salman Anjomrouz; Mohammad Mortezayi

Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 293-325

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.270070.142645

Abstract
  Chāhdādkhodā is located at the southernmost of Kerman province; on the border with ‎provinces ‎of Sistan & Baluchistan and Hormozgan.‎ In the administrative divisions ...  Read More
Human Figure proportionality in the Iranian Achaemenid and Egyptian Arts
Human Figure proportionality in the Iranian Achaemenid and Egyptian Arts

Rahim velayati

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 211-227

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2018.225885.142384

Abstract
  Achaemenid art is royal Courtly art which has been influenced by subordinate nations arts. The different nations like Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Anatolian. As it is clear that Achaemenid ...  Read More
Archaeological Surveys in the East Azerbaijan: North of Namin, Ardebil Province
Archaeological Surveys in the East Azerbaijan: North of Namin, Ardebil Province

mohammad alizade; reza rezalo; karim hajizade; bheroz afkhmi

Volume 10, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 221-238

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.68542

Abstract
  Despite the valuable evidences in the northwestern Iran (Ardebil province) archaeology of this region is now remains unknown and its chronological order is located on the basis of the ...  Read More
Archaeological Survey of Parthian Sites in Dargaz Plain, North-East of Iran
Archaeological Survey of Parthian Sites in Dargaz Plain, North-East of Iran

Hassan Nami; Seyed Mehdi Mousavinia

Volume 11, Issue 1 , May 2019, , Pages 233-252

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.71116

Abstract
  Dargaz County is located in northeastern Iranian Plateau, near to borders of Turkmenistan. Its location so close to Turkmenistan and ancient Nisa, as the first homeland capital of the ...  Read More
A Study on the Manufacturing Techniques of Bronze Objects from Tepee Foroodgah and Sangtarashan Ancient sites of Khorramabad, Luristan
A Study on the Manufacturing Techniques of Bronze Objects from Tepee Foroodgah and Sangtarashan Ancient sites of Khorramabad, Luristan

Mahdie Geravand; HamidReza BakhshandehFard; Ali Sajjadi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 245-260

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73180

Abstract
  In recent years, two significant historical sites, Tepe Forodgah and Sangtarashan have been excavated in Khorramabad. Bronze objects explored from both sites exhibit an interesting ...  Read More
Evidence of Economic Enterprise Activity in the Proto- Elamite Tablets of Susa
Evidence of Economic Enterprise Activity in the Proto- Elamite Tablets of Susa

zehra mirashe; Kamaleddin Niknami; Bahman Firouzmandy Shirejin

Volume 9, Issue 1 , August 2017, , Pages 251-264

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2017.64015

Abstract
  Considering the boom in the agricultural productions in the plains of Susiana, it seems that the proto-Elamite economic system is similar to that of feudal societies. In such a system, ...  Read More
Settlement Patterns of the Bronze Age Sites of the Upper and Middle Atrak Basin in the Northeast of Iran
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

Abstract
  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
Tas Tape: A Parthian Site in Khorasan Based on Field Evidence and Preliminary Results
Tas Tape: A Parthian Site in Khorasan Based on Field Evidence and Preliminary Results

Azita Mirzaye

Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 315-340

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.276241.142682

Abstract
  Iran's eastern borders have been constantly affected by various events, especially the arrival of different ethnic groups in Central Asia in the form of migration or invasion. However, ...  Read More
The role of Environmental Factors in the Location and Genesis of Parthian Sites in North Khorasan
 (Central Kopeh dagh-Aladagh Corridor)
The role of Environmental Factors in the Location and Genesis of Parthian Sites in North Khorasan (Central Kopeh dagh-Aladagh Corridor)

Azita Mirzaye; Reza Mehrafarin; Seyed Rasoul Mosavi Haji

Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 327-347

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.255365.142550

Abstract
  Geographic and environmental attributes of a given region assume a pivotal role in the formation and persistence of human settlements. Nature confers possibilities and resources on ...  Read More
The Recognition of Timurid Architectural Decorations on the Basis of Kamal Al-Din Bihzad Miniature Paintings
The Recognition of Timurid Architectural Decorations on the Basis of Kamal Al-Din Bihzad Miniature Paintings

mehdi kazempour; mehdi mohammadzadeh; raziye heydari

Volume 10, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 239-258

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.68543

Abstract
  Visual evidences are considered to be the most important documents in history and especially in the history of Iranian architecture. There are different types of painting that they ...  Read More
Explaining Structure, Function and Chronology of Moshkouyeh Kiln
Explaining Structure, Function and Chronology of Moshkouyeh Kiln

Reza Nouri Shadmahani

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 261-271

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73181

Abstract
  The archaeological site of Moshkouyeh that nowadays called Moshkin tape is located in northern part of the Iranian plateau, between the two historical cities of Rey in the north and ...  Read More
Zoroastrians of Maybod (Yazd): A Historical Archaeological Perspective of the Two Villages, Mazra’e Kalantar and Asr’ Abad
Zoroastrians of Maybod (Yazd): A Historical Archaeological Perspective of the Two Villages, Mazra’e Kalantar and Asr’ Abad

Ruth Young; Taha Hashemi; Ashkan Pooryan Avvali; Sepideh Jamshidi Yeganeh; Zeinab Nazari Tehrani; Mohamad Hossein Azizi Kharanaghi; Hassan Fazeli nashli

Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 319-341

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.266881.142623

Abstract
  A joint program by the University of Tehran and the University of Leicester carried out a first season of archaeological exploration of Zoroastrian societies in Maybod, Yazd province ...  Read More
A Research on Zoroastrian Dakhmagozari Rituals Based on Architectural Structure Study of the Zoroastrian Dakhmas
A Research on Zoroastrian Dakhmagozari Rituals Based on Architectural Structure Study of the Zoroastrian Dakhmas

rasoul ahmadi; Reza Mehrafarin

Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 1-17

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.264448.142609

Abstract
  According to the Zoroastrian religious teachings, and in order to prevent the contamination of the four sacred elements of water, soil, wind and fire, dead bodies should be put in an ...  Read More
A suggestion on the location of the islamic Torshiz city based on interdisciplinary studies
(GIS, Written texts and archaeological data)
A suggestion on the location of the islamic Torshiz city based on interdisciplinary studies (GIS, Written texts and archaeological data)

Mohammad Esmaeil Esmaeili Jelodar; Reza Heydari

Volume 12, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 1-21

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.249157.142520

Abstract
  One of the most important reasons for the formation of cities is their geographic location. Sometimes these particular geographic conditions themselves cause the city to be displaced ...  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
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
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
An Analysis of the Role of Natural Factors in the Spatial Distribution of Castle Settlements in Ardabil Province Using GIS and AHP
An Analysis of the Role of Natural Factors in the Spatial Distribution of Castle Settlements in Ardabil Province Using GIS and AHP

parviz purkarimi; Karim Hajizadeh; reza rezaloo; behrouz afkhami

Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 19-40

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.261578.142594

Abstract
  Castle monuments are one of the settlement types whose location, formation and space distribution are strongly influenced by natural factors and communicational factors. The present ...  Read More
Explanation and Analysis of Bronze Pottery Making in Khorassan Case Study: Shahrak-e Firouze Site in the Neyshabur Plain
Explanation and Analysis of Bronze Pottery Making in Khorassan Case Study: Shahrak-e Firouze Site in the Neyshabur Plain

Hassan Basafa

Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 21-37

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.296601.142842

Abstract
  The study of pottery production and organization in the Bronze Age helps us to know the cultural and technical characteristics. Knowing this issue is done by relying on production ...  Read More
An Analysis of Structural Reasons for the Use of Bulbous Domes and their Prevalence in Iran: A Case Study of Shah Mosque in Mashhad
An Analysis of Structural Reasons for the Use of Bulbous Domes and their Prevalence in Iran: A Case Study of Shah Mosque in Mashhad

Zeinab Akbari; Javad Neyestani; Mohammadreza Nasiri

Volume 12, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 23-39

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.260100.142585

Abstract
  Bulbous domes are among discontinuous double-shell domes and has been developed in Iran since the middle of the 9th century AH/ the 15th century AD, concurrent with Timurid period. ...  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
Southern Lake Urmia in the Iron Age III Period: New Evidence from Mahabad
Southern Lake Urmia in the Iron Age III Period: New Evidence from Mahabad

Vahed Joolaee; Reza Rezaloo; Karim Jajizadeh Bastani; Behrouz Afkhami

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 29-54

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.281524.142720

Abstract
  According to historical evidence, during the Iron Age III period the southern shores of Lake Urmia were a place where many tribes lived, politically divided among small kingdoms whose ...  Read More