Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 2(5), pp. 196 - 200
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2014.020504
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A Comparative Study of Chlorite Vessels Iconography, Discovered from HalilRud Basin

Hassan Basafa ^*, Mohammad , Hosein Rezaei
University of Neyshabur, Iran

ABSTRACT

HalilRud drainage basin is located South-East of Iran in Kerman province with an area of 8450 square kilometers. Multiplicity of sites, hills and ancient cemeteries along with numerous findings and cultural materials is a feature of this great cultural zone. A variety of factors and appropriate conditions together with favorable environmental situation have attracted human communities and groups from the oldest ages in this great cultural sphere. In 2001 and after accidental discovery of cultural materials obtained from very rich and ancient cemeteries in HalilRud River margin, it has been revealed that the HalilRud cultural zone has been one of the largest industrial and cultural centers of Ancient East in production and export of manufactured goods in the second half of the third millennium BC. Engraved chlorite vessels and other handicraft had been exported to other urban areas of Southwest Asia and Central Asia to Syria.In this study, based on study of 144 pieces of engraved chlorite vessels fromHalilRud River zone so far introduced, it has been attempted to present a preliminary analysis of their iconography. Also, they have been briefly compared with other findings of Southeastern Iran sites such as Tape Yahya, Shahdad and Shahr-I-Sokhta.

KEYWORDS
HalilRud, Jiroft, Konar sandal, Chlorite, Bronze Age, Tape Yahya, Shahdad, Shahr-I-Sokhta

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[1] Hassan Basafa , Mohammad , Hosein Rezaei , "A Comparative Study of Chlorite Vessels Iconography, Discovered from HalilRud Basin," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 196 - 200, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2014.020504.

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Hassan Basafa , Mohammad , Hosein Rezaei (2014). A Comparative Study of Chlorite Vessels Iconography, Discovered from HalilRud Basin. Sociology and Anthropology, 2(5), 196 - 200. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2014.020504.