Journal of Archaeological Studies

Semantic Analysis of Rock Art in the Villages of Moin-Abad, Darbar, Haftan, and Qaleh Gandam-Koh of Tafarsh City

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Maryam Mohebali 1
Ahmad Aliyari 2

1 M.A. Graduate, Department of Archaeology from Isfahan Art University, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor Department of Archeology Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.359699.143221
Abstract
The artists of ancient times created pictures with simple lines and engraved their mark and identity on them. With its special features, this art encourages us to examine the carved shapes on the stones with a more sensitive eye. These works of art in the field of art history and archeology have displayed a wide range of ecosystems and animal and plant life and its relationship with human life. In Tafarsh City and the field of art and archeology, there are valuable works left. The purpose of this research is a detailed and methodical study of the paintings of Zaghar, Derbar, Haftan, and Qaleh Ghamt Kuh villages of Tafarsh city in terms of petroglyphs, reflection of cultural beliefs, relative chronology, and geology. In this research, we try to answer two questions based on the investigations: first, according to the typological comparison, to what time range do the petroglyphs of the Tafarsh region belong, and secondly, do the petroglyphs belong Were there nomadic societies or did settled societies play a role in its creation? The obtained data were first identified by survey method, photographed, and photographed by mollage vector method. Due to the lack of laboratory facilities, only by relying on semantic and conceptual interpretation, their time can be recognized approximately. It is believed that the paintings belong to the Sassanid period. According to the fact that all four locations were located next to the  roads and it was probably the movement, so it seems that the petroglyphs belonged to the nomadic communities.

Keywords

Rock art
petroglyphs
Tafarsh city
Goat motif
Subjects

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  • Receive Date 20 July 2023
  • Revise Date 02 October 2023
  • Accept Date 25 November 2023

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