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Undoubtedly, Chogha Mish is the most recognized prehistoric settlement, which has multiple cultur... more Undoubtedly, Chogha Mish is the most recognized prehistoric settlement, which has multiple cultural sequences of prehistoric Susiana, but our current knowledge assumes that from the end of the Late Middle Susiana to the first stage of the Late Susiana phase it had been deserted or became a marginal settlement. The evaluation of the available evidence, both those obtained from Chogha Mish and those from various areas and sites during recent decades, show that the idea of the decline of Chogha Mish in this period cannot be completely correct. Here we will first discuss one of the well-known pieces of evidence the "Burnt Building", which has been accidentally or unexpectedly identified in the margins of High Mound's during the ninth season of excavations at Chogha Mish. The most common analysis presented implies that the Building, which is not classified as an ordinary building in terms of dimensions and quality, is targeted and set on fire in hostile contact with the developing highland mobile pastoralist population. Therefore, this evidence attracted the attention of researchers as a turning point in the history of the Chogha Mish settlement development. Since someone has considered the beginning of this decline as the great fire in the building belonging to the Late Middle Susiana phase, it is reasonable to know that, what kind of characteristics the building has and if the presented evidence is indicative or not? Based on evidence from the deposits of the building can it be considered a Monumental Building? Given the existing archaeological evidence, we assume that the "inference" of the scholars has led to such a notion. Otherwise, we think the assumed decline of Chogha Mish may have various reasons. The new settlement configurations in the region which are fashioned by new economic and especially ritual practices may have led Chogha Mish to not be prosperous as before and left behind its counterparts.
The Study of Artificially Deformed Crania of Chega-Sofla Using Elliptic Fourier Analysis and Hierarchical Clustering
Social Science Research Network, 2022
Pearls, Politics and Pistachios. Essays in Anthropology and Memories on the Occasion of Susan Pollock’s 65th Birthday, 2021
IRAN, 2007
Many areas in southwestern Iran are unknown archaeologically. Recent archaeological surveys east ... more Many areas in southwestern Iran are unknown archaeologically. Recent archaeological surveys east of the Karun River indicate that this area acted as a corridor connecting various cultural zones over a period of some 7000 years. The archaeological evidence of human settlement in this area provides an important record of longterm socio-cultural change from the late fifth millennium B.C. to the post-Sasanian Islamic world.
IRAN, 2003
France and the Anglo-Russian Accords: the Discreet Missing Link, by Mariam Habibi. .. . Leon Tigr... more France and the Anglo-Russian Accords: the Discreet Missing Link, by Mariam Habibi. .. . Leon Tigranovich Gyuzalian, on the Centenary of his Birth (15 March 1900), by A.T. Adamova The Development of Women's Football in Iran. A Perspective on the Future for Women's Sport in the Islamic Republic, by Jenny Steel and Sophie Richter-Devroe. ........
IRAN, 2022
Previous archaeological investigations of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf have assumed tha... more Previous archaeological investigations of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf have assumed that it had an unstable landscape due to successive fluctuations and sea-level changes in the mid-Holocene, and no prehistoric settlements were expected there. This impression has also been reinforced by the lack of a systematic strategy for carrying out detailed archaeological surveys on the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, which contrasts to the systematic approaches use in the inter-montane valleys of the Zagros Mountain and the lowland plains of Khuzestan. Geoarchaeological studies have partially reconstructed landscape evolution of the Persian Gulf’s northern coasts, and prehistoric sites are now being found in this region. One prominent recent find is Tahmachi, a fifth millennium BCE settlement in the Liravi (Deylam) plain, which is less than 5 km north of the current shoreline. The two remaining mounds situated alongside the Zendarun stream attest to the presence of a permanent settlement with at least 10 m of cultural deposits in a dynamic and resource-rich landscape. Based on material culture and surface finds, the prehistoric population here had access to diverse resources from both sea and land.
Parseh Journal of Archaeological Studies, Dec 1, 2019
Sasanian’s imperial policy aimed to construct new towns, massive irrigation infrastructures, and ... more Sasanian’s imperial policy aimed to construct new towns, massive irrigation infrastructures, and land modification by depopulating rural areas in order to carry out massive agriculture projects particularly in Khuzestan. Shushtar with its ancient relics presents a unique chance to investigate some of these development activities, mainly in terms of irrigation. Several chief irrigation organs have been identified inside and to south of Shushtar to shift parts of the Karun River water to the Gargar and control its flow in order to create a complex transformed landscape where it is known as the Mianab plain today.
Undoubtedly, Chogha Mish is the most recognized prehistoric settlement, which has multiple cultur... more Undoubtedly, Chogha Mish is the most recognized prehistoric settlement, which has multiple cultural sequences of prehistoric Susiana, but our current knowledge assumes that from the end of the Late Middle Susiana to the first stage of the Late Susiana phase it had been deserted or became a marginal settlement. The evaluation of the available evidence, both those obtained from Chogha Mish and those from various areas and sites during recent decades, show that the idea of the decline of Chogha Mish in this period cannot be completely correct. Here we will first discuss one of the well-known pieces of evidence the "Burnt Building", which has been accidentally or unexpectedly identified in the margins of High Mound's during the ninth season of excavations at Chogha Mish. The most common analysis presented implies that the Building, which is not classified as an ordinary building in terms of dimensions and quality, is targeted and set on fire in hostile contact with the developing highland mobile pastoralist population. Therefore, this evidence attracted the attention of researchers as a turning point in the history of the Chogha Mish settlement development. Since someone has considered the beginning of this decline as the great fire in the building belonging to the Late Middle Susiana phase, it is reasonable to know that, what kind of characteristics the building has and if the presented evidence is indicative or not? Based on evidence from the deposits of the building can it be considered a Monumental Building? Given the existing archaeological evidence, we assume that the "inference" of the scholars has led to such a notion. Otherwise, we think the assumed decline of Chogha Mish may have various reasons. The new settlement configurations in the region which are fashioned by new economic and especially ritual practices may have led Chogha Mish to not be prosperous as before and left behind its counterparts.
The Study of Artificially Deformed Crania of Chega-Sofla Using Elliptic Fourier Analysis and Hierarchical Clustering
Social Science Research Network, 2022
Pearls, Politics and Pistachios. Essays in Anthropology and Memories on the Occasion of Susan Pollock’s 65th Birthday, 2021
IRAN, 2007
Many areas in southwestern Iran are unknown archaeologically. Recent archaeological surveys east ... more Many areas in southwestern Iran are unknown archaeologically. Recent archaeological surveys east of the Karun River indicate that this area acted as a corridor connecting various cultural zones over a period of some 7000 years. The archaeological evidence of human settlement in this area provides an important record of longterm socio-cultural change from the late fifth millennium B.C. to the post-Sasanian Islamic world.
IRAN, 2003
France and the Anglo-Russian Accords: the Discreet Missing Link, by Mariam Habibi. .. . Leon Tigr... more France and the Anglo-Russian Accords: the Discreet Missing Link, by Mariam Habibi. .. . Leon Tigranovich Gyuzalian, on the Centenary of his Birth (15 March 1900), by A.T. Adamova The Development of Women's Football in Iran. A Perspective on the Future for Women's Sport in the Islamic Republic, by Jenny Steel and Sophie Richter-Devroe. ........
IRAN, 2022
Previous archaeological investigations of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf have assumed tha... more Previous archaeological investigations of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf have assumed that it had an unstable landscape due to successive fluctuations and sea-level changes in the mid-Holocene, and no prehistoric settlements were expected there. This impression has also been reinforced by the lack of a systematic strategy for carrying out detailed archaeological surveys on the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, which contrasts to the systematic approaches use in the inter-montane valleys of the Zagros Mountain and the lowland plains of Khuzestan. Geoarchaeological studies have partially reconstructed landscape evolution of the Persian Gulf’s northern coasts, and prehistoric sites are now being found in this region. One prominent recent find is Tahmachi, a fifth millennium BCE settlement in the Liravi (Deylam) plain, which is less than 5 km north of the current shoreline. The two remaining mounds situated alongside the Zendarun stream attest to the presence of a permanent settlement with at least 10 m of cultural deposits in a dynamic and resource-rich landscape. Based on material culture and surface finds, the prehistoric population here had access to diverse resources from both sea and land.
Parseh Journal of Archaeological Studies, Dec 1, 2019
Sasanian’s imperial policy aimed to construct new towns, massive irrigation infrastructures, and ... more Sasanian’s imperial policy aimed to construct new towns, massive irrigation infrastructures, and land modification by depopulating rural areas in order to carry out massive agriculture projects particularly in Khuzestan. Shushtar with its ancient relics presents a unique chance to investigate some of these development activities, mainly in terms of irrigation. Several chief irrigation organs have been identified inside and to south of Shushtar to shift parts of the Karun River water to the Gargar and control its flow in order to create a complex transformed landscape where it is known as the Mianab plain today.
Orientalia Antiqua et Nova (Volume I), 2024
Orientalia Antiqua et Nova is a new pluridisciplinary, independent academic journal devoted to th... more Orientalia Antiqua et Nova is a new pluridisciplinary, independent academic journal devoted to the Orient in a broad sense, encompassing a wide geographical area of investigation, substantially coextensive to the empire of Alexander the Great at its height or, later on, to the regions which at one point or another in history have found themselves included in the spheres of civilisation of either Islam or Byzantium. Its ambition is to propose a different look – made in particular of appropriate distancing and understanding vis-à-vis the perceptions and identities of local actors – at both the ancient and modern history of the Middle East and Central Asia including, but not limited to, archaeology, art history, religion, philosophy and literature, and at the current regional developments in international relations, culture and society. One volume of the journal is published annually. All contributions are subject to double-blind peer-review.
RICHT, 2018
A summary of archaeological excavations at the Chega Sofla Cemetery and its impressive finds
Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, 2024
Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, 2006
British Archaeological Reports (BAR), 2012
