Persepolis West (Fars, Iran) : report on the field work carried out by the Iranian-Italian joint archaeological mission in 2008-2009 /
This book represents the final report on the field work carried out in 2008 and 2009 by the Iranian-Italian Joint Archaeological Mission at the archaeological site of Persepolis West, where parts of the town adjacent to the well-known Achaemenid monumental terrace of Persepolis have been located. Th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
BAR Publishing,
2017.
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| Series: | BAR international series ;
2870. |
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| Summary: | This book represents the final report on the field work carried out in 2008 and 2009 by the Iranian-Italian Joint Archaeological Mission at the archaeological site of Persepolis West, where parts of the town adjacent to the well-known Achaemenid monumental terrace of Persepolis have been located. The eleven trial trenches excavated in areas indicated by the results of Iranian and Iranian-French geophysical surveys represent the first stratigraphic excavations ever carried out on this site, the dating of which is supported by a rich series of radiocarbon datings. Illustration of the excavations is preceded by an accurate geophysical study of the topographical context and accompanied by a detailed and richly illustrated analysis of pottery and other finds: the safe stratigraphic context makes these finds a particularly important source of evidence for our knowledge of the ceramics of Fars during the historic pre-Islamic age. The excavations largely confirm the location of the built-up area of Parsa indicated by geophysical surveys. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 293 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293). |
| ISBN: | 1407316087 9781407316086 |