The circular pond of Dehbarm in the Firuzabad Plain (Fars, Iran)

• Authors: RASHIDIAN Elnaz , ASKARI CHAVERDI Alireaza
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We present the preliminary results of our recent find, a circular pond, and its surrounding structures, built in stone masonry of Sasanian tradition in the Dehbarm village, west Firuzabad Plain (Fars, Iran). We elaborate on this site and suggest it belongs to the Early Sasanian Ardashir-Xurra (Ardašīr-Xwarrah), the first Sasanian capital and complex urban plan of the Firuzabad plain. Based on comparable finds, we interpret Dehbarm as a garden settlement, a so-called paradise, and consider it a case study for water management and landscape manipulation of the Late Antiquity in the Greater Fars. Additionally, we ponder on the broader aspect of spring-fed ponds in the Sasanian architectural tradition. Further investigation, as well as extensive fieldwork, is planned to address this aspect.

Keywords

EN

Sasanian; water management; paradise; Iran; Fars; Firuzabad

• Publisher: Instytut Historii Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 41-48

Dates

published

2022-06-12

Contributors

author

RASHIDIAN Elnaz

• University of Konstanz, Germany

author

ASKARI CHAVERDI Alireaza

• Shiraz University, Iran

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2022.11.02