Study and Analysis of Parthian Pottery of Harsin County, Central District
Subject Areas : Prehistoric ArchaeologyRamin Chehri 1 , Yaghoub Mohammadifar 2 , Ismaeil Hemmati Azandaryani 3
1 - Department of History and Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Archaeology, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
3 - Department of Archaeology, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
Keywords: central Zagros, central district, Harsin, Parthian, Clincky Ware,
Abstract :
Harsin County is one of the central Zagros areas that have delicate geographical and biological conditions by having mountains, valleys, and lots of water sources to make settlements. Archeological discoveries and confirmations say this area has been a residential one in the Parthian era. After research and investigations of writers, 30 Parthian areas along with potteries and prominent data were analyzed. Sampling was done on a total of 350 potsherds, and as a result, 250 pieces belong to the Parthian era and the rest belong to the former and later eras. In this article, information about Parthian potsherds was supplied and the conclusion was the resemblance of the cultural data of the area with the pottery samples of central Zagros, via the pottery typology and comparing studies. The criterion for identifying and classifying pottery was based on Haerink’s idea of classifying Parthian’s pottery. According to the studies, Parthian potteries of central Zagros include special types which were identified in the majority of Parthian sites in the area. Studies show the resemblance of pottery tradition in this area and many of central Zagros areas, and the cultural and commercial relationships are the result of this resemblance. Harsin County is no different so its pottery resembled most of the central Zagros’s. The prominent pottery types of the area in the Parthian era can be classified into four groups simple, engraved, enameled, and clicky.
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