Khoorab, Damin and Shahr-i Sokhta: A Look at the Architecture of Tombs and Burial Methods

Subject Areas : Archaeology

Mahdi Kaykhaee ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Khuzestan, Iran.)

Received: 2023-11-26 Accepted : 2023-11-26 Published : 2008-02-20

Keywords: architecture, Burial, Khoorab, Damin, Shahr-i Sokhta, Tombs,

Abstract :

During the third millennium (B.C) Shahr-i Sokhta was located between commercial courses and connected cultures and eastern ancient precincts like Baluchistan, Pakistan, and in the west, it did so to Shahdad, central Asia ancient civilization in the north and southern precincts like Khoorab, Damin and Bampoor.Meanwhile, because of the strategic position of this city (Shahr-i Sokhta), which was both geographical and commercial, and its environmental conditions, many people immigrated to this country and so there appeared many social classes that were simultaneously under the obligation of the central government.They had some special regional beliefs. These factors contributed to many common things in this precinct.In this survey, we will take into account the common beliefs of these precincts in view of the architecture of tombs and burial paces.According to surveys that were done in southeast precinct cemeteries of Iran, and according to the structure and materials applied to them, we could classify these tombs into their main groups:Cavity like catacomb and mud-brick, each have different subdivisions.We could also classify their deceased burial paces:1- Bury the dead on the right side,2- Bury the dead on the left side,3- Bury it in supine form with legs bent.