Čāhārbāzār. Preliminary Report on the Identification of a Large Archaeological Site in Farāšband, in the Sasanian Province of Ardašīr-Xwarreh, Iran

• Authors: GHASEMI Parsa , NORUZI Reza , REZAEI Aziz , AMIRI Mosayeb , GHEZELBASH Ebrahim
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

As a result of field survey and remote sensing of aerial photo and satellite imagery, a large archaeological site, probably belonging to the Sasanian period, was identified in Farāšband. This site covers an area of 14.4 square kilometers, very regular and walled, implanted on virgin land. The initial survey shows that it was probably a large geometric city consists of six large almost rectangular shape sections. Based on the archaeological evidence, this site has never been completed nor filled with population and had some gardens.

Keywords

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The Čāhārbāzār site; Bačun; city; garden; Sasanian period; Farāšband; Iran

• Publisher: Instytut Historii Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 11-22

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

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GHASEMI Parsa

• University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

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NORUZI Reza

• Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Iran

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REZAEI Aziz

• Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Iran

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AMIRI Mosayeb

• Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Iran

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GHEZELBASH Ebrahim

• Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Iran

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2020.09.01