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
Survey and Study of Newly Found Epigraphs
from Toos Plain
Survey and Study of Newly Found Epigraphs from Toos Plain

Mahmoud Bakhtiari Shahri

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 21-44

Abstract
  Toos fertile plain, located between two mountain ranges Hezarmasjed and Binalood, has attracted different ethnic groups through ages due to environmental conditions, and has provided ...  Read More
The Middle Susiana Based on Potteries
(Based on Survey of Tepe Sebz)
The Middle Susiana Based on Potteries (Based on Survey of Tepe Sebz)

Mahnaz Sharifi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 45-65

Abstract
  The site of Tappeh Sabz (or Tepe Sebz) lies 6 kms to the north of the city of Behbahan and 100 meters away on the eastern side of the asphalt road that connects Behbahan to the cement ...  Read More
The Technological Studies of the Fifth Millennium B.C. Pottery from North-Central Iran by Using X-Ray Defragmentation (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Laboratory Testing
The Technological Studies of the Fifth Millennium B.C. Pottery from North-Central Iran by Using X-Ray Defragmentation (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Laboratory Testing

Hassan Tala'i,; Ahmad Aliyari; Yasaman Taghi Zoghi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 65-84

Abstract
  Scientific advances in the laboratory testing have provided the most effective means for archaeologists to examine their artifactual data in a science-based framework. In this research ...  Read More
Some Evidences on Social and Economic Institutions of Iron Age Societies in the Center of the Iranian Plateau
Some Evidences on Social and Economic Institutions of Iron Age Societies in the Center of the Iranian Plateau

Sajjad Alibaigi; Shokouh Khosravi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 85-108

Abstract
  Studying and understanding social, economic and political structures of Iron Age societies is an important aspect of archaeological studies on this age. Archaeological surveys of Iron ...  Read More
Mughan Steppe in Sassanian Period
Mughan Steppe in Sassanian Period

Karim Alizadeh

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 109-117

Abstract
  During last few years, three seasons of excavations at the Ultan Qalasi, one season of stratigraphy in Nadir tepesi and a short season of survey in Mughan Steppe enriched our knowledge ...  Read More
Survey of Parthian Sites in Northern Hillsides of Alvand’s Mountains (Hamedan
Survey of Parthian Sites in Northern Hillsides of Alvand’s Mountains (Hamedan

Abbas Motarjem; Behzad Balmaki

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 135-153

Abstract
  During this survey 29 sites have been recognized totally. Settlement patterns determined base of environmental characteristics such as altitude, ground slope, source of water, petrology ...  Read More
An Introductory Approach to the Archaeological Record
An Introductory Approach to the Archaeological Record

Hassan Fazeli Nashli; Nadereh Abedi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 119-133

Abstract
  The archaeological record is an insufficiently defined concept. The concept is used by archaeologists as a model for their evidence. As a model, it brings metaphysical implications ...  Read More
Chahār Tāqi of Mileh Milegeh, A Fire-temple from the Sassanian Era
Chahār Tāqi of Mileh Milegeh, A Fire-temple from the Sassanian Era

Yusef Moradi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 155-183

Abstract
  The newly found chah?r t?qi of Mileh Milehgeh is one of the fire-temples of the Sassanian era that was built, like other fire-temples of that time, with pieces of rock and plaster. ...  Read More
A Look at the Indexes of Style and Symbol in the Study of Archaeological Evidences and Their Role in our Accessibility to the Past Conceptions
A Look at the Indexes of Style and Symbol in the Study of Archaeological Evidences and Their Role in our Accessibility to the Past Conceptions

Hekmatollah Mollasalehi; Sima Yadollahi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 185-198

Abstract
  Dichotomy is a serious obstacle in archaeological studies; it is a problem all fields of human, social and historical knowledge and even natural sciences are faced with. However, in ...  Read More
Why Kerman Province cannot be the Location
of Šimaški?
Why Kerman Province cannot be the Location of Šimaški?

Kamal Aldin Niknami; Babak Rafi’i Alavi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, Pages 199-215

Abstract
  ?ima?ki is one of the important Toponyms in old Elamite Period. Until now, there has been no agreement among archaeologists on the location of this Toponym. This article wants to show ...  Read More