Volume 16 (2024)
Volume 15 (2023)
Volume 14 (2022)
Volume 13 (2021)
Volume 12 (2020)
Volume 11 (2019)
Volume 10 (2018)
Volume 9 (2017)
Volume 8 (2016)
Volume 7 (2015)
Volume 6 (2014)
Volume 5 (2013)
Volume 4 (2012)
Volume 3 (2011)
Volume 1 (2009)
Number of Articles: 430
The Jalalabad Seal, A Reappraisal
Volume 12, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 251-263
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 MoreIconography of Animal Motifs in Seals of Magi in Sasanian Period
Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 271-291
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 MoreLocal 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)
Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 287-314
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 MoreResearch on Prehistoric and Historic Settlement of Qalehganj (Chāhdādkhodā area)
Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 293-325
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 MoreHuman Figure proportionality in the Iranian Achaemenid and Egyptian Arts
Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 211-227
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 MoreArchaeological Surveys in the East Azerbaijan: North of Namin, Ardebil Province
Volume 10, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 221-238
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 MoreArchaeological Survey of Parthian Sites in Dargaz Plain, North-East of Iran
Volume 11, Issue 1 , May 2019, , Pages 233-252
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 MoreA Study on the Manufacturing Techniques of Bronze Objects from Tepee Foroodgah and Sangtarashan Ancient sites of Khorramabad, Luristan
Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 245-260
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 MoreEvidence of Economic Enterprise Activity in the Proto- Elamite Tablets of Susa
Volume 9, Issue 1 , August 2017, , Pages 251-264
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 MoreSettlement Patterns of the Bronze Age Sites of the Upper and Middle Atrak Basin in the Northeast of Iran
Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 293-317
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 MoreTas Tape: A Parthian Site in Khorasan Based on Field Evidence and Preliminary Results
Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 315-340
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 MoreThe role of Environmental Factors in the Location and Genesis of Parthian Sites in North Khorasan (Central Kopeh dagh-Aladagh Corridor)
Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 327-347
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 MoreThe Recognition of Timurid Architectural Decorations on the Basis of Kamal Al-Din Bihzad Miniature Paintings
Volume 10, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 239-258
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 MoreExplaining Structure, Function and Chronology of Moshkouyeh Kiln
Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 261-271
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 MoreZoroastrians of Maybod (Yazd): A Historical Archaeological Perspective of the Two Villages, Mazra’e Kalantar and Asr’ Abad
Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 319-341
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 MoreA Research on Zoroastrian Dakhmagozari Rituals Based on Architectural Structure Study of the Zoroastrian Dakhmas
Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 1-17
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 MoreA suggestion on the location of the islamic Torshiz city based on interdisciplinary studies (GIS, Written texts and archaeological data)
Volume 12, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 1-21
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 MoreParthian History and Syriac Sources by Looking at the Impact of National Iranian Historical Traditions on Syriac Resources
Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 1-20
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 MoreTypology and Chronology of Pottery Findings in the Bagh-Bamid site of Sirjan from the Early Islamic Centuries to the Thirteenth Century AD
Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 1-27
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 MoreThe Sham Valley and the Question of the Ilkhanids’ Religious Leniency in Northwest Iran (Jolfa)
Volume 16, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 1-23
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 MoreAn Analysis of the Role of Natural Factors in the Spatial Distribution of Castle Settlements in Ardabil Province Using GIS and AHP
Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 19-40
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 MoreExplanation and Analysis of Bronze Pottery Making in Khorassan Case Study: Shahrak-e Firouze Site in the Neyshabur Plain
Volume 13, Issue 4 , September 2022, , Pages 21-37
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 MoreAn Analysis of Structural Reasons for the Use of Bulbous Domes and their Prevalence in Iran: A Case Study of Shah Mosque in Mashhad
Volume 12, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 23-39
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 MoreThe Archaeological Survey of Shahivand Region in Chegeni County, Lorestan Province
Volume 16, Issue 1 , February 2024, , Pages 25-51
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 MoreSouthern Lake Urmia in the Iron Age III Period: New Evidence from Mahabad
Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 29-54