Research Paper
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
Research Paper
Investigating the Ancient Siraf’s Coastal Architectural Structures by Underwater Archaeology
Investigating the Ancient Siraf’s Coastal Architectural Structures by Underwater Archaeology

Hossein Tofighian

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 38-21

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52671

Abstract
  Some researchers believe that because of the severe earthquake and tsunami in the fourth century H., a large part of Siraf submerged by the Persian Gulf water fluctuations. Based on ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Rise and Fall of a Capital: Soltanieh Through History
The Rise and Fall of a Capital: Soltanieh Through History

Homayoon Rezvan; Hassan Karimian

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 39-54

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52672

Abstract
  Although Ilkhanids (1256-1353 CE) initially selected Maraghe and then Tabriz as their capital, the thought of founding a new city as a symbol of their kingdom encouraged them to establish ...  Read More
Research Paper
Petrographic Examination of Pottery Samples from Tepe Gratziani, Sistan
Petrographic Examination of Pottery Samples from Tepe Gratziani, Sistan

Javad Salmanzadeh; Hosseinali Kavosh; Hassan Fazeli Nashli; Seyyed Iraj Beheshti

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 55-66

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52674

Abstract
  This paper presents the petrographic examination results on the thirteen pottery sherds from the first season of excavation of Tepe Gratziani in Sistan plain. In order to specify whether ...  Read More
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Village Life and the Cultural Transformations of the Eastern Central Zagros Societies: Archaeological Excavation at Tappeh Qela-Gap
Village Life and the Cultural Transformations of the Eastern Central Zagros Societies: Archaeological Excavation at Tappeh Qela-Gap

Mostafa Abdollahi; Kamal-Aldin Niknami; Morteza Hesari; Alireza Sardari Zarchi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 67-86

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52676

Abstract
  The higher mountainous region of the Central Zagros is regarded as one of the important regions for the early human settlements. Although archaeological studies have been initiated ...  Read More
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Interactions between Nishapur and the Silk Road in the Sasanian Period
Interactions between Nishapur and the Silk Road in the Sasanian Period

Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 87-97

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52677

Abstract
  As the chief communication channel between eastern and western civilizations, the  Silk Road has played the significant role in the history of northeastern Iran. The  Silk ...  Read More
Research Paper
Location of Marhashi on the Basis of Historical and Archaeological Data
Location of Marhashi on the Basis of Historical and Archaeological Data

Ebrahim Moradi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 99-110

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52678

Abstract
  Based on the historical data, Marhashi has been one of the eventful regions of Iran during the second and third millennium B. C. It has been also one of the important confederates of ...  Read More
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Archaeometric and Restoration Studies on a Selection of Copper-Base Artifacts from a Late Bronze Age Site of Bazgir, Gorgan Plain, Northern Iran
Archaeometric and Restoration Studies on a Selection of Copper-Base Artifacts from a Late Bronze Age Site of Bazgir, Gorgan Plain, Northern Iran

Marzieh Moslehi; Mahnaz Abdollah-Khan Gorji; Nima Nezafati; Jebreil Nokandeh; Ghorbanali Abbassi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 111-128

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52679

Abstract
  Tappeh Bazgir is located 76km northeast of Torang Tappeh at the eastern fringes of the Gorgan plain. The metal hoard was discovered in 2001 and excavated in 2010. The hoard is composed ...  Read More
Research Paper
Shimashki Potteries of the Saymarreh Valley Based on the Ghale Zinal and Gharatmalghah Findings
Shimashki Potteries of the Saymarreh Valley Based on the Ghale Zinal and Gharatmalghah Findings

Khoda Karam Mazaheri; Bahram Karimi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 129-148

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52680

Abstract
  The goal of this article is to study the Shimashki potteries in the Saymarreh valley. Archaeological surveys conducted in the Saymarreh valley shows that the painted pottery tradition ...  Read More
Research Paper
An Archaeological Study on the Burial Tomb of Ghorban Tower in Hamadan
An Archaeological Study on the Burial Tomb of Ghorban Tower in Hamadan

Reza Nazari Arshad; Mahmoud Tavosi; Sosan Bayani; Javad Neistani

Volume 6, Issue 1 , September 2014, Pages 149-162

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2014.52681

Abstract
  Ghorban Tower as an architectural monument is one of the outstanding resting- place of Islamic era in Hamadan city which has not been studied properly. Previous studies on the Tower ...  Read More