Islamic Archaeology, History and Concepts

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Sattar Khaledian ¹ , Hossein Sedighian ²

1 - Ph.D. Student in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Ph.D. Student in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-08 Accepted : 2023-07-08 Published : 2013-08-23

Keywords: Islam, Islamic art, Archeology, Islamic Archeology, Muslim World,

Abstract :

The archeology of the Islamic period is the proper subject of interest in many universities and especially Islamic countries and has created a common cultural background for many Islamic countries. One of the main arguments is defining and clear mission for the archaeology of the Islamic period, this article presents the history of archaeological studies in the Islamic period and we define this branch of archeology and its objectives are identified. In this category, like other branches of archeology, all academic and research activities carried but in addition we have paid great attention to the world of Islam and Islamic law, and the ultimate goal of science is to recognize human, human cognition is emphasized by the Qur'an.