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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran Alternative Name: SefidkuhCountry: Iran
NOTE: This site is 215.92 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Baluchistan
Latitude: 26.538308N Longitude: 59.501357E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
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Hossein Vahedi writes: We carried out an archaeological survey in the Sefidkouh of Makran area in central Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran, along with an accompanying Ethnoarcheological project. The focus is on identifying and recording the continuation pattern of settlement of communities residing in the highlands of this area. The location given on this page is for the general area. We have identified 12 ancient sites, the details of each site will be published after approval.
In this first season of survey, specific archaeological and anthropological evidence was obtained from lesser-known Sefidokouh communities; among the most notable of these is the discovery of circular architectural evidence, still visible to this day in the Sefidokouh area, and also evidence of pottery suspected to belong from the Chalcolithic era, along with a specific pottery type known as Londo.
Based on the archaeological findings of Pakistan's Baluchistan, some scholars, believe this type of pottery belongs to the second and third centuries BC, but this date may be different in the Baluchistan of Iran.
The results of the absolute chronology tests should soon open a new window in our field. Londo pottery is one of Balochistan's index potteries and can be found in the early layers of the Tepe Yahya of Kerman, the Kaftary site in Fars, and all over western Pakistan including the area of Jahawalan, Budi Buti and Las Bella, the Domb Kouh site, Hezar mardi in Bampur and the Give Castle area in South Khorasan.
Londo pottery is the second largest pottery group in the Persian Gulf, the Oman Sea and the Makran region, which testifies to the trade between the people of the region.
The survey team of Makran Sefidkouh area has been looking for evidence of the presence of ancient sites in this impassable area. Our Ethnoarchaeological project focused on identifying, surveying and recording communities residing in the Sefidokouh highlands, the settlement continuity pattern of these people and to identify and record the villages under study.
In addition to the findings in this season of the survey, new evidence of the importance of oval, circular, and stacked camps which is very important, also emerged.
Due to the discovery of glass bracelets, pottery fragments and anthropological evidence alongside the identified a circular grave specimen, with the examples found in neighbouring areas such as Pakistan and Oman (areas such as Haif, Umm al-Anar and Jalan) in the prehistoric time period, it is probable that the Makran region, and especially Sefidkuh, was dominated by semi-nomadic communities and was one of the important areas of trade between the southern marginal communities of the Persian Gulf and the high-lying communities of Baluchistan and Sistan and neighbouring areas.
We have identified twelve locations with evidence of pre-historic (Epipaleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic) settlement, where life continues today. These 12 current settlements are located in the mountainous area of Sefidkuh. The names of the villages are: Baragdan, Kuchkodam, Koddap, Tangsam, Kopidap, Javanja, Torkeguash, Dangar, Kupchu, Sorkhkalut Patgan and Siyahdan.
In this survey evidence of historical and Islamic cemeteries was also found, it is probable that due to the strategic importance of the region, it has long been the home of semi-sedentary nomadic people, and these communities still reside in the area.
We are still unable to accurately identify the ancient communities living in the Sefidkouh heights and it is necessary to conduct targeted studies in the long-term, in collaboration with the Institute of Archaeology, the Institute of Anthropology and interdisciplinary experts, alongside the study of contemporary modern societies living in the region. I will have more news of our findings soon.
Hossein Vahedi is head of the archaeology expedition, which is conducted by permission of the Research Institute and Collaboration of Shahrekord University. Source: Release from the Public Relations Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism.
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