Introduction, Typology, and Relative chronology of Metal Objects of Sarm Cemetery

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Maryam Dolati ¹ , Farnaz Askarkafi ² , Parisa Nekouei ³

1 - Department of Archaeology, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
2 - Department of Archaeology, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-04-05 Accepted : 2023-04-05 Published : 2016-08-22

Keywords: weapons, Iron age, Sarm Cemetery, Metal Objects, Ornaments,

Abstract :

One of the most important Iron Age sites on the central plateau is Tepe Sarm. This site is located 16 km South Eastern of Kahak district, county of Qom. Sarm iron age cemetery is one of the biggest cemeteries in North Central Iran. Among the important findings of this cemetery are metal objects. In this study, all the metal objects of the cemetery were studied which have not been introduced so far. Accordingly, the current study tries to introduce the typology and classification of metal objects of the Sarm grave by studying them. Metal objects in the cemetery were divided into two groups i.e. weapons and ornaments. Most of these objects were made of bronze and a few of them were made of iron. The applied method in this research was descriptive-analytical. After the introduction, description, and classification of these objects, their type, materials, and frequency of them were studied; and afterward, the objects were compared to similar samples in the central plateau using the library study method. The result of the study showed that the materials, shape, and construction methods of metal objects from Sarm cemetery are comparable with other cemeteries such as Sialk A, Sialk B, khorvin, Gheitarieh in the Late Iron Age of the central plateau.