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  1 - Historical Settlements in Shah Kouh, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan (Fire Temple, Kalate Bal Batu, and Taska Cemetery)
  Mohammad Farjami Ali Asqar Mahmoodi Nasab
  10.30495/peb.2023.1997013.1030
  Nehbandan County is considered one of the important areas in the archaeological research of the historical and Islamic period of South Khorasan. The eastern region of Shah Kouh in the west of this county, due to the existence of suitable and favorable climatic and land More

  Nehbandan County is considered one of the important areas in the archaeological research of the historical and Islamic period of South Khorasan. The eastern region of Shah Kouh in the west of this county, due to the existence of suitable and favorable climatic and land conditions, contains important and spacious settlements, which shows their importance in intra- and extra-regional interactions in historical times. Among these unique monuments, there are the remaining parts of the building known as Atashkadeh (Fire Temple) in the village of the same name, but unfortunately, only a few parts of this structure are left. According to the results of the excavation project to determine the core zone and suggest the buffer zone of the building as well as the existing architectural evidence and the current architecture in the context of the village, it is believed that this structure was founded with a cruciform pattern and four stone walls and a dome cover. The study shows that this building was built in the Sassanid period and was still standing in the early Islamic centuries as a religious place and in connection with the surrounding sites. Here, some of the nearby sites such as Kalate Bal Batu and Taska Cemetery were introduced and their surface cultural remains were also discussed and analyzed. This research aims to recognize the Fire Temple building according to the archaeological evidence and also to introduce other sites of the historical era such as Klate Bel Beto and Taska. Collecting the findings has been conducted in the field and analyzing them through Library research has been done with a historical-cultural approach and descriptive-analytical method. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Introduction and Analysis of Shiyan Fire Temple, Islamabad-e Gharb
  Elham Sahaki Zarin Fakhar
  10.30495/peb.2023.1999129.1037
  The architecture of the Sassanid period includes religious and non-religious buildings. Since Zoroastrianism was the official religion of Iran in the Sassanid period, religious buildings related to this period had an important status. Shiyan Fire Temple is one of the an More

  The architecture of the Sassanid period includes religious and non-religious buildings. Since Zoroastrianism was the official religion of Iran in the Sassanid period, religious buildings related to this period had an important status. Shiyan Fire Temple is one of the ancient shrines in Kermanshah, Iran, dating back to the Sassanid period. Architectural features include a four-arched room with corridors and architectural materials including rubble, stone carcasses, plaster, and gypsum mortar. The dimensions of the building are 14.5× 14.5 m in a square plan. So far, no detailed report or study has been published about this building, and the little information published has been through the writings and documents in the registration file of the building and some reports of the excavator of the Shiyan, according to which the Shiyan Temple is related to the Sassanid era. This research was based on fieldwork, and all available documents were reviewed. In addition, it was carefully studied in terms of plan, materials, and other architectural features. This study aims to introduce the building of the Shiyan Fire Temple as an example of lesser-known fire temples in the west of the country. Accurate identification of the characteristics of this monument can make the reconstruction of fire temples in western Iran smoother. In addition, the investigation of this building is effective in determining the chronology and use of similar buildings in this area. According to the architectural features of the Shiyan building, the materials and components used in the architecture, as well as other movable and immovable finds, this building can be considered a religious place of worship or a fire temple from the Sassanid period. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Fire Temmple of Naghareh Khaneh, A Place of Maguan Magu?
  Roya Tajbakhsh Milad Vandaee
  Various goals are targeted in modern studies performed on archaeology. Researchers, for instance, attempt to learn about architectural styles, economic condition, the power of the governing body , and peoples interest  towards religion through the study of monument More

  Various goals are targeted in modern studies performed on archaeology. Researchers, for instance, attempt to learn about architectural styles, economic condition, the power of the governing body , and peoples interest  towards religion through the study of monuments ,attending to Zoroastrianism And sensitivity towards religious events were among affairs attracting the attention of Sassanid kings. As a result, studying the history of this dynasty sheds lights on the reasons for  the kings interest to religion .thus the present research project attempted to perform an archeological study and on analysis of the spread of Chartaghies in the west and south-west of Fars province at the time of Sassanid dynasty during three archeological seasons in the winter of 2012, as well as the spring and summer of 2013, Eighteen Chartaghies were identified from Baladreh and Farashband towns to Firozabad .the current paper studies one of the most paramount and best -preserved Chartaghies- Naghare hkhaneh Chartaghies- in the afore- mentioned area Chronologically. The mind goal of this project was to do an architectural survey of Nagharekhaneh Chartaghi and to compare it with similar examples trying to deter mine its Chronology and history. Data collection was preformed through a field study accompanied with library work. Identifying the monument, topographical studies were performed. After wards, the pottery found at the site was thoroughly studied. The results of the study indicated that the present Chartaghi belongs to the time of the Sassanid dynasty and the early Islamic era in Iran based on the construction patterns observed. The chartaghi seems to belong to a period of time between the fifth to ninth centuries B.C. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Etymology of Bishapur and Location Two Sassanian Monuments in Bishapur City on the Reports of Islamic Authors
  Ahmad Heydari
  Bishapur is the third city in Sassanid city built by Shapur 1th. The name of this city has been recorded in various reports of historians and documents derived from archaeological excavations. Many researchers have tried to adapt the name Bishapur and the works mentione More

  Bishapur is the third city in Sassanid city built by Shapur 1th. The name of this city has been recorded in various reports of historians and documents derived from archaeological excavations. Many researchers have tried to adapt the name Bishapur and the works mentioned in the existing documents to the works identified from archaeological excavations and sometimes to their derivation. The present research is based on the purpose of the research type and based on the nature and method of historical research. This research seeks to answer the question of what is the meaning of Bishapur and the two works identified in contemporary explorations called Temple of Anahita and the applicable hall for the name of the works mentioned by Islamic geographers? The present study concludes that the name of Bishapur does not mean the work of good or the Lord of Shapur. Bishapur is a correction of the word "Beit-e shapur" meaning Shapur's home or town, this name is prefixed in the name of many Sasanian cities. Also, according to studies, the name of the two famous fire temples, referred to as Early Eslamic by the names of Sheberkhashin and Gavsar dome, is actually the name of the two major buildings of Bishapur, respectively, building B (reception hall) and building A (temple Anahita Manuscript profile