Research Paper
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
Research Paper
Some Observations on the Question of Urbanism in the Central Fars in the Achaemenid Period
Some Observations on the Question of Urbanism in the Central Fars in the Achaemenid Period

Ali Bahadori; HamidReza Valipour

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 19-36

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73097

Abstract
  Urbanism as a comprehensive research subject could be explored from various anthropological, social and archaeological points of view. This paper, based on one of these theoretical ...  Read More
Identifying the Location of Ziz City Using Historical Sources and Archaeological Surveys
Identifying the Location of Ziz City Using Historical Sources and Archaeological Surveys

daivid pakbaz; javad neyestani; Hasan Karimian

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 37-56

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73098

Abstract
  Ziz is one of the important cities that Geographers and Historians have described it in the early centuries and Mid-Islamic period. Ziz was a city of the Arrajan Khore, which is located ...  Read More
An Investigation of the Ideological Foundations of the Divine Investiture in the Ancient Iranian Art
An Investigation of the Ideological Foundations of the Divine Investiture in the Ancient Iranian Art

HamidReza Peighambari

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 57-76

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73099

Abstract
  The symbolic scenes of the divine investiture of the Kings is one of the most widely used themes in the art of the Ancient East that reflect the interconnectedness of politics and religion ...  Read More
Identification and Investigation of Sassanians Ossuaries in Shoushtar city, Kuzistan
Identification and Investigation of Sassanians Ossuaries in Shoushtar city, Kuzistan

mehrdad hatami; Ali Asghar Mirfatah; reza shbani

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 77-96

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73100

Abstract
  The study of burials in ancient world is one of the most important sources to recognize religions, culture and ideological beliefs of ancient peoples. In the Sassanid eras, also it ...  Read More
Early Bronze Age Administrative Organization of Chogha Maran, the Mahidasht: A Hypothesis
Early Bronze Age Administrative Organization of Chogha Maran, the Mahidasht: A Hypothesis

Ali Khayani; Kamaleddin Niknami

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 97-116

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73101

Abstract
  This paper will suggest a hypothesis about the Early Bronze Age administrative organization of Chogha Maran and the Mahidasht in the West Central Zagros based on administrative evidence ...  Read More
Research Paper
Determination of Mineral Elements of Dental Remains from the Shahrak-e Firouzeh Site
Determination of Mineral Elements of Dental Remains from the Shahrak-e Firouzeh Site

Mohammad Hossin Rezaei; Hassan Basafa; Hamideh Sadat Mohammdipour; Narges Hashemi; Atefeh Beig Zadeh

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 117-131

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73102

Abstract
  A study of dental elements can provide useful information about the diet and social, economic and biological status of the human population in the past. The nutritional status of the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Investigating and Prioritizing the Centrality (political) of Qajar Period Castle Settlements in Sistan Region of Iran Using the ANP Model
Investigating and Prioritizing the Centrality (political) of Qajar Period Castle Settlements in Sistan Region of Iran Using the ANP Model

Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei; SeyyedRasool MousaviHaji; Naghmeh Behboodi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 133-152

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73111

Abstract
  Investigating and prioritizing the centrality (political) of the Qajar fortified settlements areas in Sistan region of Iran requires studying effective environmental factors (natural ...  Read More
Research Paper
Ancient City of Sirjan during 7th-8th Centuries AH Citing Historical Evidence and Pottery Findings
Ancient City of Sirjan during 7th-8th Centuries AH Citing Historical Evidence and Pottery Findings

ahmad sohrabi nia; abed taghavi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 153-169

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73112

Abstract
  During the 7th-8th centuries AH, Sirjan was one the most important and valid cities in the Kerman region which was ruled by local states known as Qarakhtaian and Al Mozafar. Not only ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Study on the Battle of Bahram–e Goor in Keshmahin on the Basis of Motifs from Bandian–e Dargaz
A Study on the Battle of Bahram–e Goor in Keshmahin on the Basis of Motifs from Bandian–e Dargaz

ali sadrayi; Mostansar Gholinejad; Hossein Koohestani; Mahmoud Toghraie; Mahia Azar

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 171-190

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73113

Abstract
  The analyses and interpretations of archaeological findings and historical texts of the Sassanid period have not yielded satisfactory results in some cases despite extensive evidence. ...  Read More
Research Paper
Analyzing Archaeological Finds from the Chehrabad Salt Mine
Analyzing Archaeological Finds from the Chehrabad Salt Mine

Abolfazl Aali; Thomas Stollner; Bahman Firuzmandi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 191-210

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73118

Abstract
  The Chehrabad salt mine is one of the rare ancient salt mine in the world and the only identified salt mine in Iran which has evidences of salt extracting over a long time span from ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Historical Archaeology of the Zoroastrian Societies in Maybod (Yazd): A Preliminary Report of Archaeological Survey in the Mazra’e Kalantar and Hassan Abad Villages
A Historical Archaeology of the Zoroastrian Societies in Maybod (Yazd): A Preliminary Report of Archaeological Survey in the Mazra’e Kalantar and Hassan Abad Villages

Hassan Fazeli nashli; Ruth Young

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 211-226

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73114

Abstract
  A joint team from University of Tehran and Leicester University carried out a first season of archaeological exploration of Zoroastrian societies in Maybod of Yazad province during ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Study of Symmetrical Motifs and Patterns in the Hittite Bas-Reliefs
The Study of Symmetrical Motifs and Patterns in the Hittite Bas-Reliefs

nushin kabutary; Alireza Hejebri Nobari

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 227-244

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73115

Abstract
  Symmetry is an analytical tool, used in recognition of intercultural relations as well as artistic objects comparison. It was first appeared in archaeological research since 1900’s ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Study on the Manufacturing Techniques of Bronze Objects from Tepee Foroodgah and Sangtarashan Ancient sites of Khorramabad, Luristan
A Study on the Manufacturing Techniques of Bronze Objects from Tepee Foroodgah and Sangtarashan Ancient sites of Khorramabad, Luristan

Mahdie Geravand; HamidReza BakhshandehFard; Ali Sajjadi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 245-260

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73180

Abstract
  In recent years, two significant historical sites, Tepe Forodgah and Sangtarashan have been excavated in Khorramabad. Bronze objects explored from both sites exhibit an interesting ...  Read More
Research Paper
Explaining Structure, Function and Chronology of Moshkouyeh Kiln
Explaining Structure, Function and Chronology of Moshkouyeh Kiln

Reza Nouri Shadmahani

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 261-271

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2019.73181

Abstract
  The archaeological site of Moshkouyeh that nowadays called Moshkin tape is located in northern part of the Iranian plateau, between the two historical cities of Rey in the north and ...  Read More