A Newly Discovered Administrative Center of the Late Sasanian Empire: Tappe Bardnakoon, Farsan, Iran
The two first seasons of excavation at the large settlement of Tappe Bardnakoon unearthed remarkable archaeological material, including huge architectural structures, a large corpus of 559 clay bullae and sealings, and collections of ceramics, gems, and metal and stone objects from the Sasanian peri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
[2020]
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| In: |
Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2020, Volume: 83, Issue: 4, Pages: 222-233 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zagrosgebirge
/ Iran (Antiquity)
/ Excavation
/ History 224-624
/ Bulla
/ Ceramics
/ Center
/ Onomastikon
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion |
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| Summary: | The two first seasons of excavation at the large settlement of Tappe Bardnakoon unearthed remarkable archaeological material, including huge architectural structures, a large corpus of 559 clay bullae and sealings, and collections of ceramics, gems, and metal and stone objects from the Sasanian period. The acquired data indicate that Bardnakoon is a hitherto unidentified administrative center of the late Sasanian Empire. The space excavated in Trench B possibly locates a repository at this center where the used sealings were kept. Given the location of the site in a region between different Sasanian provinces, its discovery offers new insights into the structural organization of the state. Further examination of the findings may cast light on the onomastica, either personal or place names, beliefs, and interregional interactions in a strategic yet largely overlooked region in the late-antique Central Zagros. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/710097 |