Ehsan Behbahani-Nia | University of Wisconsin-Madison (original) (raw)
I specialize in the archaeology and material culture of ancient Greece, Western Anatolia, and Achaemenid Persia. My research mainly focuses on ancient construction techniques, stone working, and craftsmanship, as well as cross-cultural interactions and craft connections throughout the Mediterranean, Near East, and beyond.
Supervisors: Nicholas D. Cahill
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Journal of Ancient Architecture, 2022
The terrace of Pasargadae, Tall-i Takht, is one of the few Achaemenid period monuments in the Per... more The terrace of Pasargadae, Tall-i Takht, is one of the few Achaemenid period monuments in the Persian heartland that “directly” feature characteristics of Ionian-Lydian architecture. According to earlier scholarship, the beginning of construction of the platform of Tall-i Takht dates to the reign of Cyrus, but it remained unfinished when Cyrus died, and Darius changed its function. In fact, leaving aside some few blocks at the center of the western facade and on the southern one, the majority of blocks of the terrace still await final dressing. A new analysis of the unfinished state of these blocks has provided significant information about the construction of the terrace, including the organization of labor, allowing for a reconsideration of the origins of Achaemenid masonry and indeed of cross-cultural interaction between Persians and the West.
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Journal of Ancient Architecture, 2022
The terrace of Pasargadae, Tall-i Takht, is one of the few Achaemenid period monuments in the Per... more The terrace of Pasargadae, Tall-i Takht, is one of the few Achaemenid period monuments in the Persian heartland that “directly” feature characteristics of Ionian-Lydian architecture. According to earlier scholarship, the beginning of construction of the platform of Tall-i Takht dates to the reign of Cyrus, but it remained unfinished when Cyrus died, and Darius changed its function. In fact, leaving aside some few blocks at the center of the western facade and on the southern one, the majority of blocks of the terrace still await final dressing. A new analysis of the unfinished state of these blocks has provided significant information about the construction of the terrace, including the organization of labor, allowing for a reconsideration of the origins of Achaemenid masonry and indeed of cross-cultural interaction between Persians and the West.
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