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

Authors

  • Parsa GHASEMI University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0010-9615
  • Reza NORUZI Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Iran
  • Aziz REZAEI Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Iran
  • Mosayeb AMIRI Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Iran
  • Ebrahim GHEZELBASH Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Iran

DOI:

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

Keywords:

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

Abstract

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.

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Published

08.06.2020 — Updated on 08.06.2020

Issue

Vol. 9 (2020): HISTORIA I ŚWIAT (ISSN 2299-2464)

Section

ACTA MILITARIA IRANICA

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How to Cite

GHASEMI, P., NORUZI, R., REZAEI, A., AMIRI, M., & GHEZELBASH, E. (2020). Čāhārbāzār. Preliminary Report on the Identification of a Large Archaeological Site in Farāšband, in the Sasanian Province of Ardašīr-Xwarreh, Iran. Historia I Świat, 9, 11-22. https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2020.09.01