Investigating the Process of Ancient Metalworking Industry in Qazvin Plain

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Khodakaram Mazaheri ^{1 *}

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad university, Ilam Branch,, Ilam, Iran.

Received: 2023-08-01 Accepted : 2023-08-01 Published : 2005-02-19

Keywords: Qazvin Plain, Ancient Metalwork, Tepe Zagheh, Tepe Ghabristan, Tepe Sagzabad,

Abstract :

Ever since man succeeded in discovering metal and realized its value, this industry has always played an important role in the course of human life, and man has tried to solve many of his problems by using it as much as possible. Due to the importance of this industry and its progress and development, the period of metal use has been divided into three shorter stages of copper, bronze and iron. The environmental conditions for the emergence of metallurgy and metal industries in the semi-arid plains of the Iranian plateau have been very suitable, because in these areas there are various and abundant minerals that are still exploited. The proximity of these mineral resources to ancient sites has provided a good base for the extraction and production of metals in the ancient period. One of the important areas of Iran, which is very important in this field and studies have been done in this field so far, is the Qazvin Plain, which we will examine in this article.