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
Cultural Characteristics of North-Western Iran during Parthian Period
With a View to Findings of the Second Season of Explorations in the Old Mound of Pāsgāh Tappeh Si
Cultural Characteristics of North-Western Iran during Parthian Period With a View to Findings of the Second Season of Explorations in the Old Mound of Pāsgāh Tappeh Si

Bāyrām Āqālāri; Mostafā Dehpahlevān

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 15-43

Abstract
  The North Western part of Iran belonged to the semi-autonomous province of Atropatene. The region witnessed several political and cultural events and developments during the Parthian ...  Read More
Designing Green Routes to Connect Natural-Historical Inner City Structures
Designing Green Routes to Connect Natural-Historical Inner City Structures

Homā Irāni-Behbahāni; Maryam Berenji

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 45-64

Abstract
  With the increasing trend in the expansion of urban areas in recent years, in addition to the gradual decrease in the number of intra-city natural environments, the link between natural ...  Read More
Archaeological Analysis of Early Bronze Age Distributions in Northwest of Iran
Archaeological Analysis of Early Bronze Age Distributions in Northwest of Iran

Ahmad Chāychi Amirkhiz

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 66-80

Abstract
  Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the Middle East is considered to be the dawn of civilization, spread of writing, and proto-urbanism; and Mesopotamia was the center of these historical events. ...  Read More
Recognition of Metal Sources Used for Extracting Silver for Minting Parthian Coins in the Medes Province using the PIXE Method
Recognition of Metal Sources Used for Extracting Silver for Minting Parthian Coins in the Medes Province using the PIXE Method

Farhang Khādemi Nadooshan; Muhammad Nāyebpur; Bitā Sodāei

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 79-88

Abstract
  Sources which were used for minting coins may help us recognize the mines that Parthians used for mint houses that were marked on their coins. These signs may solve many politico-economic ...  Read More
Presentation of 12 Kinds of Stucco Works Used in the Architectural Decoration of the Islamic Period in Iran 
Based on Technical Properties
Presentation of 12 Kinds of Stucco Works Used in the Architectural Decoration of the Islamic Period in Iran Based on Technical Properties

Ahmad Sālehi Kākhki; Hesām Aslāni

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 89-1069

Abstract
  According to technical presages, in the preliminary studies, we have found that there are at least 12 different kinds of stucco decorations belonging to the Islamic periods of Iran. ...  Read More
Trends in Evolution of Pottery in Qal’eh Khān, Bojnūrd
Trends in Evolution of Pottery in Qal’eh Khān, Bojnūrd

Emrān Gārāzhiān; Vahid Askarpūr

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 107-131

Abstract
  Relying upon the theories concerned with the cultural evolution of anthropology and archaeology, and providing a brief review of the related literature, the present article conducts ...  Read More
Relative and Absolute Dating of TePe Sagzābad, Qazvin Plain
Relative and Absolute Dating of TePe Sagzābad, Qazvin Plain

Hasan Fāzeli Nashli; Hojjat Dārābi; Yūsef Fallāhiyān; reza naseri

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 133-158

Abstract
  Sagz?b?d Mound was one of the first areas excavated in the course of archeological surveys conducted by the University of Tehran in Qazvin Plain. Findings indicate its permanent establishment ...  Read More
Location of Fourfold Fire Temples of Mihr Narseh
 (A Study of Fire Temples along Bishapour-Ardashir Khorrah Route)
Location of Fourfold Fire Temples of Mihr Narseh (A Study of Fire Temples along Bishapour-Ardashir Khorrah Route)

Javad Neyestani; Abbas Namjoo; Mehdi Mousavi KouhPar

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 159-176

Abstract
  Based on writing of Tabari as well as other historical researches, Mihr Narseh, Prime Minister of Bahram V (421-439 AD) founded a number of buildings in the province of Ardashir Khorrah. ...  Read More
An Analytical Look at Archaeology and Its Place in Iran
An Analytical Look at Archaeology and Its Place in Iran

Simā Yadollāhi; Abbās Yalveh’i

Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2011, Pages 177-194

Abstract
  Almost a century and a half ago, the name or concept of archeology was not commonly known in Iran. As a branch of human sciences, archeology emerged in Iran as a consequence of the ...  Read More