tepe sagzabad, a site situated on the qazvin plain of north-central iran, was excavated from 1970 to 1998 by the institute ofarchaeology of tehran university. recent excavations by h. tala’i (1997-1999) yielded some metal artifacts dating to theearly iron age. ten of these copper-based samples were investigated using inductively coupled plasma optical emissionspectroscopy (icp-oes), scanning el...

the present article investigates the administrative structure of the pottery mound from an administrative management point of view. data obtained from excavation of the pottery mound has generated an extensive archeological databank relating to the beginning of the historical era with a focus on the emergence of management and administrative systems in the central iranian plateau. in the proto-...

using global free air gravity and topography data, first we have calculated a bouguer anomaly (ba) map for iranian plateau and then computed the residual isostasy anomaly map under the airy-heiskannen assumption. the term residual is used as to reflect the assumption of local isostatic compensation in contrast to a regional isostatic compensation. the value with which the gravity effect of the ...

palaeoclimatology is a basic approach for the neolithic archaeology. the world-wide climate changes during the holocene ca. 10th millennia bc was an introduction to the neolithic revolution and the emergence of early villages. early holocene climate oscillations changed the biogeography of iran. consequently, its temperature, fauna and flora had been changed during ca. 12800- 3500 bc; and final...

one of the cultural characteristics of eastern zone at central part of zagros range during 3rd millennium bc and at early bronze age is the extension of the related habitats to yaniq culture (ancient city near abhar) in this region. within field study conducted in 2008 in the plains covering central zagros eastern side that is situated in alvan basin, we managed to identify more than habitats r...

this paper focuses on studying, introducing and comparing seals from the settlement areas and cemeteries in the north of central plateau of iran. these seals were discovered in the previous and present excavations and surveys over the region. based on the obtained results, the ratio of similarity and difference between the two groups of seals (from the settlement areas and the cemeteries) is qu...