A Study on Designing Provision, Transfer, and Reserving Water in Halfway Caravansarais;
A Study on Designing Provision, Transfer, and Reserving Water in Halfway Caravansarais;

Mohammad Esmaeil Esmaeily jolodar; Javad Safinezhad

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, , Pages 1-20

Abstract
  The contact between major settlements in the Central Plateau of Iran, especially in desert areas, was not possible without having a secure communication system. In this regard, designing ...  Read More
Emergence of Pre-Governmental Institutions in Central Iranian Plateau: Ruling Lords in the Proto-Elamite Period at Pishva’s Tepe Sophalin
Emergence of Pre-Governmental Institutions in Central Iranian Plateau: Ruling Lords in the Proto-Elamite Period at Pishva’s Tepe Sophalin

Mortezā Hesāri; Rūhollah Yūsefi Zoshk

Volume 1, Issue 2 , February 2010, , Pages 1-22

Abstract
  The present article investigates the administrative structure of the Pottery Mound from an administrative management point of view. Data obtained from excavation of the Pottery Mound ...  Read More
An Introduction to Archaeology and Politics
An Introduction to Archaeology and Politics

Bahrām Ajorlū

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, , Pages 1-13

Abstract
  From the very beginning, archeology has been used by politicians for political purposes. Politicians have employed archeology to destroy or create false national or ethnic histories ...  Read More
Isotopic Analysis for Ditary Regimes of Gohar- Tapeh Occupants, Mazandaran
Isotopic Analysis for Ditary Regimes of Gohar- Tapeh Occupants, Mazandaran

Fahimeh Sheikh Shoaee; Seyed Mehdi Mosavi Koohpar; Hamed Vahdati Nasab

Volume 3, Issue 2 , February 2012, , Pages 1-14

Abstract
  The present study relies on determination of diet by adapting analysis on carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes extracted from dental collagen of twelve human skeletons buried in Iron ...  Read More
The Pottery Tradition in Khoda'afarin Territory and the Iron Age Theory of Cultural Dynamism
The Pottery Tradition in Khoda'afarin Territory and the Iron Age Theory of Cultural Dynamism

Bahram Ajorloo; Vahid Askarpour

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2013, , Pages 1-12

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2013.32114

Abstract
  The expansion of grey- black pottery tradition in the Iranian plateau, on the basis of Iron Age theory of cultural dynamism, was emerged by the end of the 2nd millennium BC. Such a ...  Read More
Classification and typological study of Sasanian-Islamic potteries of Bishapour,Case study: materials from the 9th season of excavation.
Classification and typological study of Sasanian-Islamic potteries of Bishapour,Case study: materials from the 9th season of excavation.

Mosayyeb Amiri; Seyed Mehdi Mousavi Kouhpar; Farhang Khademi Nadooshan

Volume 4, Issue 1 , July 2012, , Pages 1-32

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2012.35374

Abstract
  Archaeological excavations at Bishapour have begun in 1921 by Asian department of Louver museum and then continued by Iranian archaeologists till 2009. The 9th season of excavation ...  Read More
Deciphering an Sassanian’s Ostracon Found from Teppe Hegmataneh, Hamedan, Iran
Deciphering an Sassanian’s Ostracon Found from Teppe Hegmataneh, Hamedan, Iran

Rasool Bashash Kanzaq

Volume 5, Issue 1 , December 2013, , Pages 1-9

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2013.35924

Abstract
  The terminology of "Middle Persian" or "Parsic" for Sassanian inscriptions and writings are well known within the Iranian and foreign scholars of linguistics and archaeologists. But ...  Read More
Bit Hilani
Bit Hilani

Farshid Irvani Ghadim; Morteza Hessari; Iman Afzali

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2014, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.50373

Abstract
  This paper seeks to document the specific structural patterns of Bit Hilanis architecture which were in used in the ancient Near East from the second to the first millennium B.C. The ...  Read More
Analyzing Settlement Patterns and Catchment Areas of the Chalcolithic Sites Around the Alvand Mountain in Relation to the Regional and Inter-Regional Similarities
Analyzing Settlement Patterns and Catchment Areas of the Chalcolithic Sites Around the Alvand Mountain in Relation to the Regional and Inter-Regional Similarities

Roya Tajbakhsh Tajbakhsh; Behzad Balmaki

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52669

Abstract
  The revival of Chalcolithic sites have a particular importance in tracing the settlement patterns of the region, in the aegis of special biological features and replacing in environmental ...  Read More
Archaeometrical and Mineralogical Studies for the Characterization of Brick Finds from Tol-e Ajori Site
Archaeometrical and Mineralogical Studies for the Characterization of Brick Finds from Tol-e Ajori Site

Mohammad Amin Emami; Simin Aria-Nasab; Hossein Ahmadi; Alireaza Asgari-Chaverdi; Pier Francessco Callieri

Volume 6, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 1-19

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2015.54169

Abstract
  "Tol-e- Ajori" is one of the most important ancient sites that is located in Marvdasht plain and three seasons of excavations have been carried out on this site. The goal of expeditions ...  Read More
New Findings on the Bead Making During the 3rd Millennium B.C. in the Rig Saray, Gav Khouni Basin, Central Iran
New Findings on the Bead Making During the 3rd Millennium B.C. in the Rig Saray, Gav Khouni Basin, Central Iran

Mohamad Esmail Ismaeili; Zahra Kamerani; Saeed Zolghadr

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2015, , Pages 1-16

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2015.56648

Abstract
  In February and March 2005, the archaeological survey of Righ Saray desert in the northern part of Varzaneh was conducted. Ancient Rigsray is an area which has been buried by the sandy ...  Read More
Structural Examination and Comparison of Marble Wares of Jiroft and those from the Shahr-I Sokhta Based on the XRF, XRD‌and Petrographic Analyses
Structural Examination and Comparison of Marble Wares of Jiroft and those from the Shahr-I Sokhta Based on the XRF, XRD‌and Petrographic Analyses

Seyed Mohamad Amin Emami; Parvin Soleymani; Maryam Akbarifard

Volume 7, Issue 2 , December 2016, , Pages 1-12

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2015.57741

Abstract
  Marble wares found in excavations in Jirof and Shahr-I Sokhta were analyzed by XRF and XRF and examined based on petrographic tests in order to reveal the structural differences. Samples ...  Read More
A Typological Study of “Standing God on the Animals”
Motif from the Ancient Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor
(Hittites, Sumer, Babylon and Assyria)
A Typological Study of “Standing God on the Animals” Motif from the Ancient Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor (Hittites, Sumer, Babylon and Assyria)

Saeed Ahmadi Oliaei; Mohamad Azamzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 1 , April 2016, , Pages 1-19

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2016.59486

Abstract
  This paper discusses the adaptive typology of the motif “the standing god over the animal” in ancient arts of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor. The focus of attention is on Hittite ...  Read More
Prehistoric Settlement Trends on the West of Lut Desert, Southeastern Iran
Prehistoric Settlement Trends on the West of Lut Desert, Southeastern Iran

Nasir Eskandari; Hekmat. A Mollasalehi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , March 2017, , Pages 1-15

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2017.61722

Abstract
  Twelve seasons of archaeological excavations at Bronze Age urban center of Shahdad, made possible to assign the Lut area as an important region in the archaeology of Iran Recently, ...  Read More
A Structural Analysis of the Late Early Bronze Age
 Pottery from Kohna Shahar, West Azerbaijan, Iran
A Structural Analysis of the Late Early Bronze Age Pottery from Kohna Shahar, West Azerbaijan, Iran

Hakimeh Afsharinezhad; Bahram Ajorloo; Ahmad Jahangiri; Mehdi Razani; Karim Alizadeh

Volume 9, Issue 1 , August 2017, , Pages 1-17

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2017.141742.142256

Abstract
  Systematic excavations of 2012 and 2014 at the Early Bronze Age site of Kohna Shahar, situated in northwestern quadrant of West Azerbaijan Province, have brought to light new evidence. ...  Read More
Translation in Islamic Caliphate and its Effectiveness in Transition of Sciences to Western Lands
Translation in Islamic Caliphate and its Effectiveness in Transition of Sciences to Western Lands

Mehrnaz Behroozy

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 1-12

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2018.208566.142296

Abstract
  Translation was indubitably one of the eminent skills of Muslims. The tendencies of society for acquiring science and craft, great attention of caliphs and fond-of-science families, ...  Read More
An Archaeological View on the Industrialization of Tehran and Transformation of its Manufacturing Structures in the Late Qajar and Early Pahlavi Periods
An Archaeological View on the Industrialization of Tehran and Transformation of its Manufacturing Structures in the Late Qajar and Early Pahlavi Periods

Mohammad Esmaeil Esmaeili Jelodar; Ashkan Avvali Pooryan

Volume 10, Issue 1 , August 2018, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2018.214183.142323

Abstract
  Economic transformation is one of the most important parts of cultural system and has vital role in transformation of any social entity. For this reason, study of archaeological evolution ...  Read More
The Visual Structure of Legitimacy in the Sasanian and Byzantine Works
The Visual Structure of Legitimacy in the Sasanian and Byzantine Works

Ghazaleh Irani Arbaty; Mohammad Khazaie

Volume 10, Issue 2 , January 2019, , Pages 1-18

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2018.68504

Abstract
  The concept of legitimation in the Sasanian was formed on Khwarrah and provided a spiritual authority for their king. Khwarrah as a Godly force, due to the government communications ...  Read More
Material Characteristics and Mineralogy of Celadons from the Ancient Port of Harireh, Kish Island; Trace of Maritime Trade from China to Persian Gulf
Material Characteristics and Mineralogy of Celadons from the Ancient Port of Harireh, Kish Island; Trace of Maritime Trade from China to Persian Gulf

Seyed Mohammadamin Emami; Reza Khanjar; sogand naghavi

Volume 11, Issue 1 , May 2019, , Pages 1-17

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.71075

Abstract
  Seven pieces of celadon from a recent excavation in the historical ruins of port of Harireh in Kish Island in Iran have been studied in order to characterize the wares. Investigations ...  Read More
New Findings of prehistoric Evidence from a Rescue / Urban Archaeological Excavation in the Region of Molavi, City of Tehran
New Findings of prehistoric Evidence from a Rescue / Urban Archaeological Excavation in the Region of Molavi, City of Tehran

Mohammad Esmaeil Esmaeili Jelodar; Mahsa VAHABI

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, , Pages 1-18

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73096

Abstract
  In autumn 2014, sewer construction works in one of the busiest parts of Tehran yielded Islamic pottery sherds from the Safavid to Qajar periods. Following a visit by archaeologists ...  Read More
The formation, the extention and the fall of the “Shapurkhast city” based on historical sources and archaeological evidences
The formation, the extention and the fall of the “Shapurkhast city” based on historical sources and archaeological evidences

Mahtab Eslami Nasab; Behrouz Afkhami; habib Shabazi shiran

Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 1-24

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.255895.142554

Abstract
  Archaeological studies of ancient cities have a significant role in understanding their formation, their development, the fall and destruction in different historical periods. According ...  Read More
The Hasanlu VII Culture in the Southern Lake Urmia Basin, Northwest Iran: A New Archaeological Outline
The Hasanlu VII Culture in the Southern Lake Urmia Basin, Northwest Iran: A New Archaeological Outline

Qader Ebrahimi; Reza Rezaloo; Michael Danti; Ardeshir Javanmardzadeh; Akbar Abedi

Volume 12, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-22

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.311746.142936

Abstract
   Hasanlu archaeological joint project in partnership with Iranian-American archaeologist is the one of the rare long-term archaeological projects carried out in northwest of Iran. ...  Read More
The problem of religious tolerance among the Mongol Ilkhans in the Sham Valley and northwestern Iran(Jolfa)
The problem of religious tolerance among the Mongol Ilkhans in the Sham Valley and northwestern Iran(Jolfa)

soraya afshari; Liliy Niakan; Behrooz Omrani; Mohammad Mortezayi

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

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

Abstract
  . In this connection, in Shamsi in 1398, a survey was conducted with the aim of identifying and investigating patriarchal sites along the Aras River, mainly in the Shamsi valley area ...  Read More
Investigation of the Cultural Changes of the Zarandeh Region from the Chalcolithic to Islamic Period
Investigation of the Cultural Changes of the Zarandeh Region from the Chalcolithic to Islamic Period

Hanan Bahrani pour; Mozhgan Khanmoradi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , July 2021, , Pages 1-22

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.285834.142755

Abstract
   (1-22) The Zarandieh county is located in north of Markazi province and northwest Central Plateau of Iran (Figure 1). The capital of the county is Mamuniyeh and this city is located ...  Read More
Post-Achaemenid Funerary Landscape of Marvdasht Plain: A Survey of Rock-cut Memorial Burials in The Southeastern Half of the Plain
Post-Achaemenid Funerary Landscape of Marvdasht Plain: A Survey of Rock-cut Memorial Burials in The Southeastern Half of the Plain

Ehsan Ahmadinya; shahrokh razmjou

Volume 13, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 1-23

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2020.296495.142840

Abstract
  Along the foothills of the Marvdasht plain, a significant number of rock-cut burial monuments have been made during the Achaemenid to early Islamic period. These burials are made in ...  Read More