Achievements of Archaeological Research in Tel Bando, Noorabad, Fars

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Soheila Darvishi ¹ , Mohammad Rahim Saraf ² , Mahmoud Tavousi ³

1 - Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, Department of History and Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Ph.D. in Archaeology, Faculty Member, Tourism and Handicrafts Cultural Heritage Organization, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Ph.D. in Archaeology, Faculty Member, Department of Archaeology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-25 Accepted : 2023-07-25 Published : 2007-08-23

Keywords: archaeological excavations, West Fars cultural region, Tel Bando, Elamite period,

Abstract :

Studies related to the historical period of Elam have correctly found that there are many unknowns in the history of Elamite governments. We still do not know many of the Elamite regions mentioned in Elamite and Mesopotamian tablets and inscriptions. We do not have complete command of the Elamite script as it should, and we do not have a lot of knowledge about the livelihood and daily life of the Elamites. This lack is more visible especially in the areas that have been less explored so far. Archaeological excavations in Fars and Khuzestan by Iranian and foreign archaeologists during the past century provide information about the way of life and religious thoughts of that period. However, one of the intellectual concerns of archaeologists has always been the relationship between the mountain people of Fars and the people who lived in the lowlands of Khuzestan. This process can be investigated from prehistoric times to modern times and can be comprehensively researched through archaeological excavations. One of the recently excavated sites is called Tel Bando. The results of the five seasons of archaeological excavations at Tel Bando provide us with many documents related to the way of life and social conditions of this mountainous region from the beginning of writing to the Achaemenid period. The obtained evidences show that this area was influenced by the prehistoric cultures of Fars region from the Bakun A period to the present day, it was the settlement of nomadic or sedentary tribes who chose this place for their temporary or permanent settlement.