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1 - New Findings of Paleolithic Period from Khosf, Southern Khorasan, the Northeastern Edge of Lut Desert
Meysam Nikzad Hossein Sedighian

Located in the south half, Khosf is one of the counties of south Khorasan. As little archaeological research has been done in Khosf so far and there is no proper information about ancient sites of it, an archaeological survey of Khosf initiated in 2014. The survey resul More

Located in the south half, Khosf is one of the counties of south Khorasan. As little archaeological research has been done in Khosf so far and there is no proper information about ancient sites of it, an archaeological survey of Khosf initiated in 2014. The survey resulted in identification of 238 sites including ancient monuments, historical sites and ancient mines and so on that were located mainly in eastern part of it. But among them we found six lithic scatters which may date back to middle Paleolithic Period. The present paper is involved with a techno-typological analysis of the lithic findings of this site. Manuscript profile

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2 - Kool Khazine: An Important Proto Historic Site in Abdanan, Ilam Province
Khodakaram Mazaheri Ebrahim Moradi

In this article the authors have studied, compared, analyzed and identified the species of gathered finds during archaeological surveys of Kool Khazine. This site is located on the south of Abdanan Township (one of the townships of Ilam province) and adjoining of Khozes More

In this article the authors have studied, compared, analyzed and identified the species of gathered finds during archaeological surveys of Kool Khazine. This site is located on the south of Abdanan Township (one of the townships of Ilam province) and adjoining of Khozestan plain. Kool Khazine comprises cultural deposits of different periods. The first cultural period that formed at this site, belong to prehistoric period, that determining of it exact chronology is difficult, because of limited finds. Until again, settlement is forming at Kool Khazine in Susa IVA period and in this manner, settlement continued for almost one millennium and finally, came to end in end of middle Elamite I period. In fact this site in addition to prehistoric period, comprise cultural deposits of this periods: Susa IVA, V, VI and VII. It seems that recent periods continued successively. Manuscript profile

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3 - Archaeological Survey in the Meimak District, Ilam Province
Hojjat Darabi Nazli Niazi Mahsa Feizi Ardashir Javanmardzadeh

Meimak District is located in southwestern part of Ilam Province, along with Iraqi border to the east of the Mandali region. The district had not yet been targeted by any archaeological investigation until the current survey was directed in the winter of 2011 resulting More

Meimak District is located in southwestern part of Ilam Province, along with Iraqi border to the east of the Mandali region. The district had not yet been targeted by any archaeological investigation until the current survey was directed in the winter of 2011 resulting in discovering 13 sites. These include 4 prehistoric, 1 proto-historic, 4 historic and finally 4 late Islamic sites. The prehistoric sites contain early, middle and probably late paleolithic periods together with Samarra, CMT and Ubaid 2-4, while the only proto- literature site indicates both late Uruk and Jamdet Nasr materials. The survey has also offered some evidence from early to middle Elamite through Parthian and Sassanian periods. However, the late Islamic remains show the temporary pastoroal occupations as those are being presented today in the district. This article is focused on the discussion of the survey achievements.  Manuscript profile

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4 - Preliminary Report on Archaeological Survey of Komijan, Markazi Province
Gholam Shirzadeh Esmail Sharahi Ghafour Kaka

These days the role of middle- point regions is one of the important issues for archaeological researchers due to their importance in political, economic, social and cultural interactions. Archaeological surveys have important role for knowing of political and cultural More

These days the role of middle- point regions is one of the important issues for archaeological researchers due to their importance in political, economic, social and cultural interactions. Archaeological surveys have important role for knowing of political and cultural changings in various regions. One of the goals of the Komijan Town survey and studying is reaching to the role of the middle- point regions during the different periods of human life in the region. Komijan Town is located between the center of Iranian plateau and Zagros. This town had had role in the cultural communications. The region has been consisted an immense plain with ranges around it. Mentioned plain is bounded on the west by Famenin Plain in Hamedan and on the south by Shaara greens valley. It has been a place of settlement for human groups in different periods in comparison with regions of piedmont and has had the main role in regional communications as well. Qara Chay River is the most important river of the region that is came at the part of the plain. Komijan Town archaeological survey carried out in 2009 in 1625 square kilometers space. At the end of the survey has identified 90 footprints relating to prehistoric era until contemporary centuries: sites, petrology and historical buildings. Manuscript profile

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5 - Archaeological Survey of Āzād Dam, Kurdistān, Western Iran
Ardeshir Javanmardzadeh Hojjat Darabi Reza Naseri

The Kurdestān province is located in western part of Iran as, limited by East Azerbaijan and Zanjān provinces from the north, Zanjān from the east, Kermanshah from the south and Iraq from the west. The survey region in the lake of Āzād Dam is located between Sanandaj an More

The Kurdestān province is located in western part of Iran as, limited by East Azerbaijan and Zanjān provinces from the north, Zanjān from the east, Kermanshah from the south and Iraq from the west. The survey region in the lake of Āzād Dam is located between Sanandaj and Marivān counties of Kurdestān province. Azad Dam’s Lake is located between 46º 32ʹ 57ʺ eastern longitude and 35 º 19 ʹ 59ʺ northern latitude, between the Banidar village and Pīr Khezrān in the starting and endpoint of the survey area. During the September- October 2007 the Archaeological survey of the Āzād Dam was intensively carried out to identify and record the Archaeological remains. this survey 21 archaeological sites which could be divided to 4 main types: Tell sites, Open Air sites, Cemeteries and Monuments. Chronologically, these recorded sites are spanning  from prehistoric times to the Late Islamic era as, 1 sites contains Early Bronze Age Material by Early Trans Caucasia  horizon, 3 sites contains Achamenid, 17 sites contains Parthian, 5 sites contains Sassanid and 4 sites contains Late Islamic material. Manuscript profile

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6 - Preliminary Report on Archaeological Survey of Southern Side of Alborz Mountains at Abyek: First Season
Farzad Mafi Reza Akhoundi

The Quazvin plain along with the heights that overlook it is one of the important centers of foundation and development of human culture in Iranian Flat in different eras. The focus of archeological studies in recent decades on Quazvin plain and scientific archeological More

The Quazvin plain along with the heights that overlook it is one of the important centers of foundation and development of human culture in Iranian Flat in different eras. The focus of archeological studies in recent decades on Quazvin plain and scientific archeological studies in heights overlooking the plain especially southern mountainsides has made the Alborz mountains inevitable for study. In this research¸ the results from a number of archeological findings and recent studies can get a view of the position of the area in prehistoric eras¸ past history and the history of Islam. For this purpose¸ three villages, i.e. , Ziaran Estern and Western mountain sides of Abyek city and the village of Eastern Eghbal locating at the territory governed by central part of Qazvin were studied. We studied 89 archeological sites and also a considerable number of mentioned and unmentioned works including stone tools, sculpture, metal tools and so on were identified and discovered we dealt with them in this research. The results from this research reveal that with regard to 7 sites related to the period of Paleolithic which had stone tools and traces that are the characteristics of middle and new Paleolithic. We can say that in the period of Paleolithic the heights of this area were of the important habitats of people in the North of Iranian Flat. Although the identification of traces and cultural materials of the period of chalcolithic (2 cases) and the bronze age (3 case) show the continuation of living of people in the mentioned era, the identification of a great number of sites of Iron age (21cases) and Parthian (38 cases) shows the witnesses of habitats and settlement of human communities (Regarding both the quality and quantity of witnesses) from the second half of the second millennium BC until the first half of millennium A.C Forwards movement regarding the vast number of sites and areas and cultural heritage of different Islamic periods (47 cases) in the course of Islamic periods that has moved ahead.  Manuscript profile

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