Spatial Configuration and Social Organization in Shahr-i-Sokhta Architecture Based on the Space Syntax Approach (Case Study: Building 1 from II III Periods 20 IV Period)

marble wares found in excavations in jirof and shahr-i sokhta were analyzed by xrf and xrf and examined based on petrographic tests in order to reveal the structural differences. samples of jiroft are mainly yellow in color with scattered yellow veins, while those of the shahr-i sokhta are quite different in form and have colorful veins ranging from yellow to brown. the present study aimed main...

To recognize the dynamic of vegetation in eastern Iran as well as to ascertain interactions of human societies with theirenvironment, the present study is carried out on charcoal samples collected from Shahr-i Sokhta dated back to the Bronze Age.This research will present two different vegetal formations used by the inhabitants of Shahr-i Sokhta: riparian formationwith species such as tamarisk ...

The archaeological site of Shahr-i Sokhta, in the Sistan region south-eastern Iran, is noted for exceptional preservation human remains documented its necropolis. This report describes results a non-destructive multidisciplinary investigation into double burial excavated at preserving two skeletons subadults. first part this study provides an archaeotanatological and bioarchaeological descripti...

Abstract Findings from the archaeological site of Shahr-i Sokhta in eastern Iran include a wide range undecorated, monochrome, and polychrome ceramics with gray, red, buff-colored bodies that date back to period spanning 3200 1800 B.C.E. Given large number variety unearthed Sokhta, provenance these wares has remained subject controversy. Based on compositional data obtained quantitative wavelen...

Today more than ever, archeological research is interdisciplinary: environmental sciences, pollen analysis, botany, soil science, and hydrology. In fact, the impacts of human behaviors on environment and environment on human behaviors can be studied through use of remote sensing technology. The use of this important technique gives archaeologists the opportunity to understand these impacts, whi...