The Review on Islamic Potteries from the Site of Moshkin Tape, Parandak in Central Province

Subject Areas : Islamic Archaeology

Hossein Sedighian ¹ , Firouz Mahjour ²

1 - M.A. in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-13 Accepted : 2023-07-13 Published : 2010-02-20

Keywords: Islamic era, pottery, Moshkin Tape site, Moshkuye, Zarandiye, Central Province,

Abstract :

One of the major Islamic sites of Central Province, the site of Moshkin Tape, is located in one and a half miles away New City of Parandak, in a semi-desert region. Due to its geographical location, extent, area, name and other features, Moshkin Tape must probably be the same Moshkuye mentioned in historical texts and historical geography of 4th century AD so far. These areas were systematically reviewed and excavated in 2008, whose part of systematic review of data is presented in the following paper. In this article, the glazed and unglazed potteries scattered in surface areas have been numbered, classified, studied and finally analyzed; first by technical features such as paste, temper and then the classification of their decorative features. It should be noted that based on relative chronology and comparative features of the potteries – which more or less was previously referred to – more scattered surface clay potteries of this area are related to the 12 and 13 AD centuries. But also, among them are potteries about 9 to 12 and 13 to 16 centuries AD.