Introduction of Local Beakers in Dahan-e Gholaman Achaemenid Settlement

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Zohreh Zehbari ^{1 *} , Reza MehrAfarin ^{2 *} , Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji ³

1 - Ph. D. Student in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Mazandaran, Behshahr, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Mazandaran, Behshahr, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-02 Accepted : 2023-07-02 Published : 2015-02-20

Keywords: pottery, Beaker, Dahan-e Gholaman, Achaemenid Period, Quantitative Statistics, Structural Characteristics,

Abstract :

Dahan-e Gholaman is the most important excavated site of Achaemenid period in the southeast of Iran. This site was discovered in 1960 by Umberto Scerrato and was excavated twice. First archaeological excavation was in 1965- 1962 by an Italian Expedition under Scerrato’s supervision and the second archaeological excavation was undertaken in 1379-1384 by an Iranian Expedition under Sajjadi’s supervision. Archaeogeophysics has been used in recent studies in Dahan-E Gholaman by Kourosh Mohamadkhani. Pottery is the only valuable archaeological finding of Dahan-e Gholaman. Therefore the investigation of the potteries is useful for improving our knowledge of Achaemenid ceramic tradition in southeast of Iran. This paper is devoted to discovered beakers from this site and has been written based on statistical analyses and quantitative variables of 412 beakers. For this purpose, all of beakers have been studied and analyzed using different aspects and variables. The statistical analyses and technical characteristics of Beakers show that this ceramics were produced on certain standards and for specific purposes in Dahana-e Gholaman.