Field study of the ancient sites in Chalous and Kelardasht area of Mazandaran
Subject Areas : Archaeology
Atefeh Rasouli
1
(Ph.D in Archaeology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Meysam Miri Ahoodashti
2
(Ph.D in Archaeology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: Parthian, Iron age, pottery, Field study, Chalous,
Abstract :
Ancient hills and sites reflect the Socio-Cultural elements, history, cultural heritage, and past identity of our ancestors. Therefore, recording and surveying ancient hills and sites can help produce and preserve these monuments. Since ancient times, Mazandaran has been the residence of human groups due to its suitable climatic and environmental conditions. The Chalous, which is the area under discussion in this study, is one of the old cities of Mazandaran, located in the middle plain of the Caspian Sea coast. This city has a long history, and its name in the distant past was Chalous, which there were two towns around it called Kabireh and Kacheh. This study aims to introduce and discover ancient sites in Chalous, study pottery found from these sites, and date them. In this research, using field survey and objective observation, the ancient sites in Chalous have been discovered and studied the pottery of these sites. This research has identified five ancient sites, including Khaneh Sar, Komerlat, Kotahkashak, Kolomeh, and Ghleh Sangi. The pottery collected from the surface of these sites used carefully studied, and their Age determined. The results of this study show that most of the ancient sites located in Marzanabad and Kelardasht, and based on the pottery discovered from them, most of the sites belong to the Iron Age III and historical periods, especially the Parthian and Sassanid periods.
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