Papers by mohamad javad jafari
Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism, 2023
Abstract
In the slopes and foothills of Kuh-e Rahmat, from Persepolis to Istakhr, an area of appr... more Abstract
In the slopes and foothills of Kuh-e Rahmat, from Persepolis to Istakhr, an area of approximately 15 km², can find various types of graves dating from the Achaemenid times to the late Sassanid period. During field work the surveyed area was divided into squares according to a grid plan. Later each grid was surveyed one by one. The primary methods of
graves identified in the survey include the placement of whole corpses within natural rock fissures, in carved square or rectangular holes, ostudan, dakhmak, khereft khane, or in clay coffins. According to the existence of similar grave practices at both Achaemenid Parsa and
Sassanid Istakhr, it appears that there must be a connection between these graves and these two significant sites. The research provides a study on the different structures of graves an important account of the role of religion in the subject area, demonstrating changes in
religious beliefs through its study of burial practices.
ACTA IRANICA 58, L’ORIENT EST SON JARDIN HOMMAGE À RÉMY BOUCHARLAT, 2018
Upon the construction of the great Sivand Dam (near the prestigious site of Pasargadae), an archa... more Upon the construction of the great Sivand Dam (near the prestigious site of Pasargadae), an archaeological survey followed by rescue excavations took place between 2005 and 2007 in the Pulvar River Valley (Tang-i Bulaghi plain), on a 17 km long route. At the request of the Iranian authorities, several joint international teams — Iranian-Italian, German, Polish, and French — worked for several months on sites previously identified by local teams during ICHTO surveys (Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization).
In this article, we will present the preliminary results of the excavation of a few representative tombs from Necropolis T-88, dated to the Sassanian period.
Modares Archeological Research
Qaleh Khan village is located in Maneh and
Samalghan ,centered by Ashkhaneh, Northern
Khorasan ... more Qaleh Khan village is located in Maneh and
Samalghan ,centered by Ashkhaneh, Northern
Khorasan province. An ancient mound is located
just under the older context of the village which
has been settled alternatively from 6000 B.C to
60 years ago according to archaeological studies.
The most part of the mound height is
consisted of a historical structure which is
established based on a round or six diagonal
plans. The structure has been doubly built in
Parthian era and re-builds in Sassanid eras. The
internal parts of the structure have been used
alternatively in Islamic era. It is noticeable that
another structure has been discovered one
kilometer far from Qaleh Khan Mound consisted
of drawing blocks of plasters (frescos?) which
can be related to a formal Sassanid structure.
The archaeological studies of Qaleh Khan
are in their introductive stage and have been
abandoned for years because of fund limitations.
The Qaleh Khan historical structure importance
is basically because of its indicator material
culture, Samalghan plain environmental
resources and its geopolitical position more than
only the architectural structure, itself. Samalghan
is one of northeastern Iran plains important
because of locating in Sassanid boarders while
the whole area is one of the Parthian origin areas.
This article is endorsed on the descriptive
historical data of Qaleh Khan, the data studied by
several experts whose ideas are not just similar.
This report does not follow a comparative
approach and only is based on descriptions. Its
aim is to introducing the valuable material cultures found in field researches, the data which
are in danger of cultural and natural destruction.
The authors believe that publishing the data can
prevent Qaleh Khan from destructions, the first
step to attract professional experts' attentions.
Keywords:
Stratigraphy, Documenting, Qaleh Khan,
Samalghan.
In the summer of 2014, an Iranian-German team carried out the first systematic excavations at Tap... more In the summer of 2014, an Iranian-German team carried out the first systematic excavations at Tappe Pahlavan. The site is located in the Jajarm plain, a corridor between the Alborz Mountains in the north and the vast Dasht-e Khavir in the south. The surface of the site itself is littered with ceramics and the remains of an intensive production of stone beads. All stages of production are represented: from coarsely shaped pieces to finished polished beads. The most recent 14 C datings place the upper settlement horizon in the early sixth millennium BC. The site thus provides the earliest dates for the ceramic Neolithic period in Northeast Iran. The finds display clear ties with the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods in Northeast Iran, and can be correlated with the cultural sphere of Kopet Dagh, located c. 200 km to the east. A large part of the retrieved ceramics can be described as a local Cheshmeh Ali variant. This ware would then be c. 500 years older than the hitherto known sequences, which as a rule begin after the mid-sixth millennium BC. Moreover, Djeitun ceramics, so characteristic for Northeast Iran and southern Turkmenistan and representative of the Late Neolithic in this region, are absent in Pahlavan. Hence, the question arises as to whether an early Chalcolithic must be postulated here, or an early manifestation of a local Cheshmeh Ali horizon.
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Papers by mohamad javad jafari
In the slopes and foothills of Kuh-e Rahmat, from Persepolis to Istakhr, an area of approximately 15 km², can find various types of graves dating from the Achaemenid times to the late Sassanid period. During field work the surveyed area was divided into squares according to a grid plan. Later each grid was surveyed one by one. The primary methods of
graves identified in the survey include the placement of whole corpses within natural rock fissures, in carved square or rectangular holes, ostudan, dakhmak, khereft khane, or in clay coffins. According to the existence of similar grave practices at both Achaemenid Parsa and
Sassanid Istakhr, it appears that there must be a connection between these graves and these two significant sites. The research provides a study on the different structures of graves an important account of the role of religion in the subject area, demonstrating changes in
religious beliefs through its study of burial practices.
In this article, we will present the preliminary results of the excavation of a few representative tombs from Necropolis T-88, dated to the Sassanian period.
Samalghan ,centered by Ashkhaneh, Northern
Khorasan province. An ancient mound is located
just under the older context of the village which
has been settled alternatively from 6000 B.C to
60 years ago according to archaeological studies.
The most part of the mound height is
consisted of a historical structure which is
established based on a round or six diagonal
plans. The structure has been doubly built in
Parthian era and re-builds in Sassanid eras. The
internal parts of the structure have been used
alternatively in Islamic era. It is noticeable that
another structure has been discovered one
kilometer far from Qaleh Khan Mound consisted
of drawing blocks of plasters (frescos?) which
can be related to a formal Sassanid structure.
The archaeological studies of Qaleh Khan
are in their introductive stage and have been
abandoned for years because of fund limitations.
The Qaleh Khan historical structure importance
is basically because of its indicator material
culture, Samalghan plain environmental
resources and its geopolitical position more than
only the architectural structure, itself. Samalghan
is one of northeastern Iran plains important
because of locating in Sassanid boarders while
the whole area is one of the Parthian origin areas.
This article is endorsed on the descriptive
historical data of Qaleh Khan, the data studied by
several experts whose ideas are not just similar.
This report does not follow a comparative
approach and only is based on descriptions. Its
aim is to introducing the valuable material cultures found in field researches, the data which
are in danger of cultural and natural destruction.
The authors believe that publishing the data can
prevent Qaleh Khan from destructions, the first
step to attract professional experts' attentions.
Keywords:
Stratigraphy, Documenting, Qaleh Khan,
Samalghan.
In the slopes and foothills of Kuh-e Rahmat, from Persepolis to Istakhr, an area of approximately 15 km², can find various types of graves dating from the Achaemenid times to the late Sassanid period. During field work the surveyed area was divided into squares according to a grid plan. Later each grid was surveyed one by one. The primary methods of
graves identified in the survey include the placement of whole corpses within natural rock fissures, in carved square or rectangular holes, ostudan, dakhmak, khereft khane, or in clay coffins. According to the existence of similar grave practices at both Achaemenid Parsa and
Sassanid Istakhr, it appears that there must be a connection between these graves and these two significant sites. The research provides a study on the different structures of graves an important account of the role of religion in the subject area, demonstrating changes in
religious beliefs through its study of burial practices.
In this article, we will present the preliminary results of the excavation of a few representative tombs from Necropolis T-88, dated to the Sassanian period.
Samalghan ,centered by Ashkhaneh, Northern
Khorasan province. An ancient mound is located
just under the older context of the village which
has been settled alternatively from 6000 B.C to
60 years ago according to archaeological studies.
The most part of the mound height is
consisted of a historical structure which is
established based on a round or six diagonal
plans. The structure has been doubly built in
Parthian era and re-builds in Sassanid eras. The
internal parts of the structure have been used
alternatively in Islamic era. It is noticeable that
another structure has been discovered one
kilometer far from Qaleh Khan Mound consisted
of drawing blocks of plasters (frescos?) which
can be related to a formal Sassanid structure.
The archaeological studies of Qaleh Khan
are in their introductive stage and have been
abandoned for years because of fund limitations.
The Qaleh Khan historical structure importance
is basically because of its indicator material
culture, Samalghan plain environmental
resources and its geopolitical position more than
only the architectural structure, itself. Samalghan
is one of northeastern Iran plains important
because of locating in Sassanid boarders while
the whole area is one of the Parthian origin areas.
This article is endorsed on the descriptive
historical data of Qaleh Khan, the data studied by
several experts whose ideas are not just similar.
This report does not follow a comparative
approach and only is based on descriptions. Its
aim is to introducing the valuable material cultures found in field researches, the data which
are in danger of cultural and natural destruction.
The authors believe that publishing the data can
prevent Qaleh Khan from destructions, the first
step to attract professional experts' attentions.
Keywords:
Stratigraphy, Documenting, Qaleh Khan,
Samalghan.