Morteza Zamani Dadaneh

University of Tehran | UT · Department of Archeology

The Marivan region has a relatively more complete archaeological sequence than other regions of Kurdistan province, due to environmental and climatic conditions. During this important sequence, the historical period in the Marivan plain has unique ambiguities especially during the Parthian period. This article is based on latest studies in Marivan...

During the month of May and June 6102, the archaeological team has started the first excavations on the site of Tepe Zarduyan, near the city of Marivan (Iranian Kurdistan). Formerly, an archaeological test-survey on the western shore of the lake Zeribar led us to discover material traces some recently plundered tombs on the site with many scattered...

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In 2012, the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Kurdistan Province excavated a series of small, stratigraphic soundings at the site of Tepe Namashir in the northwestern part of Kurdistan Province, Iran. These excavations retrieved a sequence of occupation that spanned the fifth millennium BCE (Early to Late Chalcol...

In recent years, an increasing number of archaeological investigations have produced new evidence for the prehistoric development (both in chronology and settlement patterns) in the westernmost provinces of Iran. Prior to the commencement of the MPAP an earlier survey in the Marivan region had been carried out by the Department of Archaeology at Bu...

This paper presents preliminary results of the Marivan Plain Survey Project which was conducted in summer of 2018. Marivan plain is located in Kurdistan province in western part of the Zagros Mountains, western Iran. A series of new and important evidence of distribution of Iron Age sites and settlements were discovered during the survey season. Th...

Ash-sharq. Bulletin of the Ancient Near East Archaeological, Historical and Societal Studies This paper presents the first results of a study of pottery evidence from a new archaeological project being conducted at the site of Tepe Gryashan located in the province of Kurdistan, western Iran. The collected pottery, including Sprig ware-like sherds...

The Marivan region of western Iran is not well understood, hence the Marivan Plain Archaeological Project aims to gain new insights into the region's occupation history and cultural interaction with Mesopotamia.

The Marivan Plain Survey project is undertaking a review of previous survey work in the region of Marivan, which lies in the province of Kurdistan, western Iran. This paper presents the first results from this new survey project. During the summer of 2018 it recorded significant new evidence for the development of Late Chalcolithic period settlemen...