Tepe Sarghal’eh: the Evidence of Uruk Pottery in Kurdistan Province and its Relation with Routes of Iran to Mesopotamia

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Amir Saed Mucheshi ¹ , Ali Azarshab ² , Zahra Ghaffari ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Preservation and Maintenance of Historical Buildings, Payam-e Noor University, Hamedan Branch, Hamedan, Iran.
2 - CHHTO of Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj, Iran.
3 - M.A. in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-09 Accepted : 2023-07-09 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Kurdistan province, Late Chalcolithic, Uruk Pottery, Sarghal’eh Tepe, Sarv Abad,

Abstract :

In the present paper, Tepe Sarghal’eh and its surface fingings have been studied. This survey coincided with excavation of one of the sites in the region. The site had previously been identified. In this review we have tried to gather complete data. The discovered potsherds show this mound just belongs to late Chalcolithic period and Il-Khanid (Mongol) dynasty. What makes this mound a remarkable one is the existence of first Uruk pottery samples in Kurdistan province. In other words, finding such potsherds in Sarghal’eh Tepe indicates the importance of this site – as it is located on the route to Mesopotamia – and the influence of Mesopotamia on this area, selecting appropriate places as well as the site size.