Papers by Shaghayegh Hourshid
مجموعه مقالات 21 گردهمایی سالانه باستان شناسی ایران, 2024
Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2023
The beginning of field research in the Deh Luran Plain dates back to the early twentieth century.... more The beginning of field research in the Deh Luran Plain dates back to the early twentieth century. During this period, researches have been mainly focused on the northwestern part of the plain rather than its southeastern part (Patak Plain). However, the southeastern part of the plain, under the supervision of the author by project of identification and study of the sites in the area of drainage network 23 of the national tropical plan, was intensively surveyed at the end of year of 2015. The primary and general purpose of this program was identifying and documentating the sites, which was achieved. The next goal, namely determining the chronological position and understanding how the settlements were located and recognizing their cultural interactions, compared to their neighboring area, was also achieved by using the discovered cultural materials. In total, out of the 56 identified sites in this archaeological survey, 22 sites had surface evidence of the Uruk Period until the end of the Neo- Elamite Period, at first glance, this number represents a fourfold increase in the number of the settlements by comparing it to the results of previous studies. In the next step, with the registration of the Uruk Sites, it was found that, the population that was living in the plain compared to the previous period, namely the Later Village Period has increased significantly. Then, the population decreased sharply in the Jemdet Nasr Period and we can see an increase in the settlements again in the Dynasty Period, but this increase ended in the Old Elamite Period and decreased in the Middle and Neo- Elamite Periods, this decrease was probably as a result of the effects of trans-regional power centers and climate change.
Science PG, 2022
Due to its special geographical location, Deh Luran Plain is always considered one of the populat... more Due to its special geographical location, Deh Luran Plain is always considered one of the populations centers in the southwest of Iran. This plain, as a part of the great plain of Deh Luran, due to having permanent and seasonal rivers, fertile lands, and the Bakhtiari formation, has long been a suitable area for providing basic human needs for hunting wild animals, gathering plants, and making stone tools, as in The investigation of this area in 2014, the distribution of countless stone tools belonging to the Paleolithic period, especially the Middle Paleolithic era, confirms this issue. In this survey, all the highlands and western slopes of Dalperi were intensively surveyed and samples were taken from 129 points, and at the same time the samples were coded and recorded by GPS device. Also, stone shelters were identified on the slopes of Dalpari heights, all of which have been documented. In this way, due to the potential power of the natural environment and also the existence of the Bakhtiari formation in the Dalpari highlands, the access of hunter-gatherers to vital resources (water and food) and rich resources of raw stone for making stone tools has been easily provided. This area, with an area of more than 30 kilometers, includes the range of the Dalpari Zagros highlands overlooking the Deh Luran plain to the Abbas plain, which is completely covered with stone tools, including examples of Mousterian points, blades, radial mother stones, and Levallois flakes. These samples can date the human presence in this region at least to the Middle Paleolithic period. This is important considering the presence of Neolithic settlements until the end of the Islamic era, which is a sign of a long process of human presence in this region.
Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World- UCLA, 2021
During the rescue excavation season of Barzqawāleh 1, a structure built in rubble masonry (figs. ... more During the rescue excavation season of Barzqawāleh 1, a structure built in rubble masonry (figs. 1 and 2) was excavated.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021
Abstract The timing and dispersal routes of Homo sapiens (H. sapiens) into the Iranian Plateau ha... more Abstract The timing and dispersal routes of Homo sapiens (H. sapiens) into the Iranian Plateau have always been a matter of debate in the recent years. Current studies on the Upper Palaeolithic period of the Zagros mountains demonstrated the later colonisation of West-Central Zagros by H. sapiens based on techno-typological and radiocarbon dating. The Kermanshah region is one of the main concentrations of Palaeolithic sites in the West-Central Zagros mountains. Despite presenting rich Palaeolithic sequence records, it suffers from the lack of stratified data associated with chronological control. This issue, until now, has prevented us from evaluating and knowing how these archaeological records relate to the patterns of H. sapiens dispersal and colonisation into the West-Central Zagros mountains. Here, we present the first excavated and dated Palaeolithic site in Kermanshah. Eshkaft-e Gelimgoush Cave yielded a classic Upper Palaeolithic assemblage, representing the Lorestan and Kermanshah (LaK) cultural group documented in the West-Central Zagros. Radiocarbon dates, associated with the material culture from this cave, provide the first dated stratified Upper Palaeolithic evidence in Kermanshah. The data from Eshkaft-e Gelimgoush are consistent with the cultural diversity model among the Upper Palaeolithic populations in the Zagros and confirm later colonisation of the West-Central than northern and southern Zagros mountains.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021
The timing and dispersal routes of Homo sapiens (H. sapiens) into the Iranian Plateau have always... more The timing and dispersal routes of Homo sapiens (H. sapiens) into the Iranian Plateau have always been a matter of debate in the recent years. Current studies on the Upper Palaeolithic period of the Zagros mountains demonstrated the later colonisation of West-Central Zagros by H. sapiens based on techno-typological and radiocarbon dating. The Kermanshah region is one of the main concentrations of Palaeolithic sites in the West-Central Zagros mountains. Despite presenting rich Palaeolithic sequence records, it suffers from the lack of stratified data associated with chronological control. This issue, until now, has prevented us from evaluating and knowing how these archaeological records relate to the patterns of H. sapiens dispersal and colonisation into the West-Central Zagros mountains. Here, we present the first excavated and dated Palaeolithic site in Kermanshah. Eshkaft-e Gelimgoush Cave yielded a classic Upper Palaeolithic assemblage, representing the Lorestan and Kermanshah (LaK) cultural group documented in the West-Central Zagros. Radiocarbon dates, associated with the material culture from this cave, provide the first dated stratified Upper Palaeolithic evidence in Kermanshah. The data from Eshkaft-e Gelimgoush are consistent with the cultural diversity model among the Upper Palaeolithic populations in the Zagros and confirm later colonisation of the West-Central than northern and southern Zagros mountains.
Exhibition of the Newly Didcovered Archaeological Finds 2008-2011, 2013
Finds of Archeological Excavation at Seyed Khatoon Cave, Arsanjan, Fars
مطالعات باستان شناسی پارسه, 2018
اثر, 2014
ﺳﺪ در ة ﻫﻢ ﻫﺠﺮي ﻫﻔﺘﻢ ﭼﻨﺎن ﺑ ري ﻛﻪ ﻪ ﻃﻮر ﻣﻲ وﻳﺮاﻧﻲ ﺑﻪ رو روزاﻓﺰوﻧ... more ﺳﺪ در ة ﻫﻢ ﻫﺠﺮي ﻫﻔﺘﻢ ﭼﻨﺎن ﺑ ري ﻛﻪ ﻪ ﻃﻮر ﻣﻲ وﻳﺮاﻧﻲ ﺑﻪ رو روزاﻓﺰوﻧﻲ آﻫﺴﺘﻪ ﺗﻬﺮان رﻓﺖ، رو آرام و ﻧﻴﻤ در ﻧﻬﺎد. ﮔﺴﺘﺮش و آﺑﺎداﻧﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺔ ﺳﺪ دوم ة ﻫﺠﺮي، دﻫﻢ ﺻﻔﻮي ﺗﻬﻤﺎﺳﺐ ﺷﺎه ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﻣﻮرد ﺳﺮﺳﺒﺰ اﻣﺎ ﻛﻮﭼﻚ ده اﻳﻦ ) ﺣﻚ 930 ـ 984 ﻧﺤﻮي ﺑﻪ ﮔﺮﻓﺖ. ﻗﺮار ق( ﺳﻔﺮﻫﺎي در ﻛﻪ ﻣﻘﺒﺮ زﻳﺎرت ﺑﺮاي ﻛﻪ ﻛﻮﺗﺎﻫﻲ ة ﺳﻴﺪﺣﻤﺰه و ﻋﺒﺪاﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺷﺎه
Brief Articles 12 th Annual Symposium on the Iranian Archaeology, 2014
In 2011, the Research Center of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicraft, and Tourism Organizati... more In 2011, the Research Center of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicraft, and Tourism Organization and the University of Tsukuba began a joint archaeological expedition to Arsanjan in the Fars province of Iran. One purpose of this new expedition is to find evidence of the distribution of Homo sapiensto the southern Zagros region.
Studies in molecular biology and archaeology over the last two decades indicate two probable Out-of-Africa routes of Homo sapiens: one from east Africa through the Sinai Peninsula into the Levant and/or through the southern Arabian Peninsula to the Iranian coast. If the latter route (so-called southern route) was used, the southern Zagros becomes a focal point for the dispersal of all modern humans. If the former route was used, the southern Zagros is nonetheless important as a place through which modern humans migrated eastward. To address this topic, we chose to excavate the large site of Tang-e Eshikan Cave, locally referred to as Eshkaft Seyed Khatoun (the site’s old Arsanjan register number is A5-3; see Ikeda 1978).
The 11 th Annual Symposium of Iranian Archaeology, 2013
The Tang-e Sikan cave is located 10 km southeast of the city of Arsanjan. It is the most conspicu... more The Tang-e Sikan cave is located 10 km southeast of the city of Arsanjan. It is the most conspicuous cave in the vicinity and in all the Arsanjan area. The cave opens in a southwestern direction, facing a plain at the junction of two valleys (the Sikan and Dalnesin valleys). The opening of the cave is 40 m in width and 22 m in height, and the interior of the rain-drip line measures c. 400m2. The whole area within the cave is high enough to accommodate human activity.
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Papers by Shaghayegh Hourshid
Studies in molecular biology and archaeology over the last two decades indicate two probable Out-of-Africa routes of Homo sapiens: one from east Africa through the Sinai Peninsula into the Levant and/or through the southern Arabian Peninsula to the Iranian coast. If the latter route (so-called southern route) was used, the southern Zagros becomes a focal point for the dispersal of all modern humans. If the former route was used, the southern Zagros is nonetheless important as a place through which modern humans migrated eastward. To address this topic, we chose to excavate the large site of Tang-e Eshikan Cave, locally referred to as Eshkaft Seyed Khatoun (the site’s old Arsanjan register number is A5-3; see Ikeda 1978).
Studies in molecular biology and archaeology over the last two decades indicate two probable Out-of-Africa routes of Homo sapiens: one from east Africa through the Sinai Peninsula into the Levant and/or through the southern Arabian Peninsula to the Iranian coast. If the latter route (so-called southern route) was used, the southern Zagros becomes a focal point for the dispersal of all modern humans. If the former route was used, the southern Zagros is nonetheless important as a place through which modern humans migrated eastward. To address this topic, we chose to excavate the large site of Tang-e Eshikan Cave, locally referred to as Eshkaft Seyed Khatoun (the site’s old Arsanjan register number is A5-3; see Ikeda 1978).