Kamal Aldin Niknami
Biographic Data
| ID | 3812681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kamal Aldin Niknami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kamal Aldin |
| FAMILY NAME | Niknami |
| SIGNATURE | NIKNAMI K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tehran |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5273-8179 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Chronology of the Archaeological surface remains of Tepe Pa-Chogha, Central Zagros (Kermanshah, Iran)
The highland plains of western Iran have been investigated with varying intensity. The Sarfirouzabad plain, located in the south of Kermanshah province, although visited perfunctorily, has not previously been studied systematically, despite desirable ecological and environmental conditions. In 2009, a team from the University of Tehran conducted a systematic and intensive field survey in the region to identify archaeological settlements and to as…
High altitude Middle Palaeolithic open-air locales of the Miankouh, Thrust Zagros Mountains, Iran
Ancient Metalworking Sites in the Landscape of Kuhdasht and Presenting a Predictive Model for Central Zagros
Ancient Metalworking Sites in the Landscape of Kuhdasht and Presenting a Predictive Model for Central Zagros
Archaeology of Iran in the Historical Period
Analyzing the Shagha Taimuran Culture in the Fars Region During the Second Millennium BC on the Basis of Absolute Dating of Tol-e Taimuran (Timaran)
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Late Holocene Climatic Events, the Main Factor of the Cultural Decline in North Central Iran During the Bronze Age
During the Bronze Age, the cultural region of North Central Iran (NCI) suffered a longterm cultural decline, probably due to severe droughts. According to paleoclimate research, during the overall period c. 5.4–3.5 ka BP, four widely observable climatic events occurred at c. 5.3–5.0, 4.9–4.7, 4.2–3.9, and 3.8–3.5 ka BP, and these appear to have caused widespread environmental damage in the Near East. Archaeological evidence of the NCI-region reve…
More Early Bronze Age Seal Impressions from Chogha Maran, Western Central Zagros
This paper studies the glyptic origins of the seals impressed on the clay sealings Early Bronze Age trash deposits at Chogha Maran in the western Central Zagros and correlates the origins with the functions of these clay objects in order to analyse the role of the seals and sealings in the Chogha Maran administration. The examination suggests that the clay sealings were used at Chogha Maran mostly by local groups of people for managing the local …
Early Bronze Age Clay Sealings from Chogha Maran, the West Central Zagros
Evidence for an early accounting system found at Tal-e Mash Karim, a Chalcolithic site in Iran
Investigating the accounting systems and their progressive development during the prehistoric period is a critical issue in recognition of human societies, their communication, and formation of inter- and intra-regional trade system transformed to innovation of writing systems. The present study aims at studying the typology and classification of the Chalcolithic (Middle Bakun, 4500 BC) period. Numerical objects discovered in Tal-e Mash Karim in …
Farmers, Herders or Tradesmen
The highland plains of western Iran have been investigated with varying intensity. The Sarfirouzabad Plain located in the south of Kermanshah province, although visited perfunctorily, has not previously been studied systematically, despite attractive ecological and environmental conditions. In 2009, a team from Tehran University conducted a systematic and intensive field survey in the region to identify Bronze Age settlements and to assess their …
Farmers, Herders or Tradesmen? Analysing Settlement Patterns of the Middle and Late Bronze Age on the Sarfirouzabad Plain, Kermanshah, Western Iran
The highland plains of western Iran have been investigated with varying intensity. The Sarfirouzabad Plain located in the south of Kermanshah province, although visited perfunctorily, has not previously been studied systematically, despite attractive ecological and environmental conditions. In 2009, a team from Tehran University conducted a systematic and intensive field survey in the region to identify Bronze Age settlements and to assess their …
Evidence for an early accounting system found at Tal-e Mash Karim, a Chalcolithic site in Iran
Investigating the accounting systems and their progressive development during the prehistoric period is a critical issue in recognition of human societies, their communication, and formation of inter- and intra-regional trade system transformed to innovation of writing systems. The present study aims at studying the typology and classification of the Chalcolithic (Middle Bakun, 4500 BC) period. Numerical objects discovered in Tal-e Mash Karim in …
Introduction of Late Pleistocene cultural material of an intermediate region
An Analytical Approach to Investigate the Parthians Painted Stuccoes from Qal‘eh-i Yazdigird, Western Iran
The use of stucco decoration on buildings has become popular in Iran from the first century but from the second century onwards stucco decorations were painted in bright colors. An important group of the Parthians Painted Stuccoes excavated in the 1965-79 and 2008 in Qal‘eh-i Yazdigird. Qal'eh-i Yazdigird is a Parthian Palace Stronghold in the Zagros range of mountains in western Iran. At Qal'eh-i Yazdigird the decoration includes geometric, figu…
Botkhane Cave
Years of investigation, of varying degrees, have been undertaken into the semi- sedentary communities in the Near East and especially central Zagros, encompassing ethnology, anthropology and ethno-archaeology. All this research provides useful information regarding the cultural structure of the semi-sedentary communities of central Zagros. However, due to the difficulties in identifying the sites related to this type of livelihood, reconstructing…
Sequence Chronology Evaluation of the Neolithic Period at Fars on the Basis of Hormangan Site
Salification Process of Human Body in the Chehrabad Salt Mine using XRF and Psychrometric Test
In the past years, several corpses that remained intact in the course of history were found in the Chehrabad salt mine of Zanjan Province, Iran and were made use to conduct several interdisciplinary studies to answer the questions of this paper. As we may know, archeological findings are always exposed to destruction. The rate of destruction depends variably on the organic or mineral substances and materials, as well as the environmental factors.…
Analyzing Typical Characteristics of Central Zagros Potteries during the Chalcolithic Period
Some 152 Chalcolithic sites were identified by the means of an archaeological surface survey in the Central Zagros mountainous region. As a whole, the analysis of data shows that the majority volume of finding pottery groups is classified as Red-Slipped Wares belonging to the Late Chalcolithic period. Beside this, the Black on Buff Wares and also the Impress Dalma Wares (Middle Chalcolithic) are the two types dominating the samples. The altitude …
Provenance Studies of Chalcolithic Obsidian Artefacts From Near Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran Using WDXRF Analysis
In 2005–2006 we initiated a major archaeological survey and chemical characterization study to investigate the long‐term use of obsidian along the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran. Previous research in the area suggested that almost all archaeological obsidian found in this area originated from the Nemrut Daĝ source located in the Lake Van region of Anatolia (Turkey). More recent research on obsidian artefacts from the Lake Urmia r…
Iran
Provenance Studies of Chalcolithic Obsidian Artefacts From Near Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran Using WDXRF Analysis
In 2005–2006 we initiated a major archaeological survey and chemical characterization study to investigate the long‐term use of obsidian along the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran. Previous research in the area suggested that almost all archaeological obsidian found in this area originated from the Nemrut Daĝ source located in the Lake Van region of Anatolia (Turkey). More recent research on obsidian artefacts from the Lake Urmia r…
Introduction of Late Pleistocene cultural material of an intermediate region
Iran
Botkhane Cave
Years of investigation, of varying degrees, have been undertaken into the semi- sedentary communities in the Near East and especially central Zagros, encompassing ethnology, anthropology and ethno-archaeology. All this research provides useful information regarding the cultural structure of the semi-sedentary communities of central Zagros. However, due to the difficulties in identifying the sites related to this type of livelihood, reconstructing…
Sequence Chronology Evaluation of the Neolithic Period at Fars on the Basis of Hormangan Site
Iran
Provenance Studies of Chalcolithic Obsidian Artefacts From Near Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran Using WDXRF Analysis
In 2005–2006 we initiated a major archaeological survey and chemical characterization study to investigate the long‐term use of obsidian along the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran. Previous research in the area suggested that almost all archaeological obsidian found in this area originated from the Nemrut Daĝ source located in the Lake Van region of Anatolia (Turkey). More recent research on obsidian artefacts from the Lake Urmia r…
Analyzing Typical Characteristics of Central Zagros Potteries during the Chalcolithic Period
Some 152 Chalcolithic sites were identified by the means of an archaeological surface survey in the Central Zagros mountainous region. As a whole, the analysis of data shows that the majority volume of finding pottery groups is classified as Red-Slipped Wares belonging to the Late Chalcolithic period. Beside this, the Black on Buff Wares and also the Impress Dalma Wares (Middle Chalcolithic) are the two types dominating the samples. The altitude …
Salification Process of Human Body in the Chehrabad Salt Mine using XRF and Psychrometric Test
In the past years, several corpses that remained intact in the course of history were found in the Chehrabad salt mine of Zanjan Province, Iran and were made use to conduct several interdisciplinary studies to answer the questions of this paper. As we may know, archeological findings are always exposed to destruction. The rate of destruction depends variably on the organic or mineral substances and materials, as well as the environmental factors.…
An Analytical Approach to Investigate the Parthians Painted Stuccoes from Qal‘eh-i Yazdigird, Western Iran
The use of stucco decoration on buildings has become popular in Iran from the first century but from the second century onwards stucco decorations were painted in bright colors. An important group of the Parthians Painted Stuccoes excavated in the 1965-79 and 2008 in Qal‘eh-i Yazdigird. Qal'eh-i Yazdigird is a Parthian Palace Stronghold in the Zagros range of mountains in western Iran. At Qal'eh-i Yazdigird the decoration includes geometric, figu…
Botkhane Cave
Years of investigation, of varying degrees, have been undertaken into the semi- sedentary communities in the Near East and especially central Zagros, encompassing ethnology, anthropology and ethno-archaeology. All this research provides useful information regarding the cultural structure of the semi-sedentary communities of central Zagros. However, due to the difficulties in identifying the sites related to this type of livelihood, reconstructing…
Sequence Chronology Evaluation of the Neolithic Period at Fars on the Basis of Hormangan Site
Evidence for an early accounting system found at Tal-e Mash Karim, a Chalcolithic site in Iran
Investigating the accounting systems and their progressive development during the prehistoric period is a critical issue in recognition of human societies, their communication, and formation of inter- and intra-regional trade system transformed to innovation of writing systems. The present study aims at studying the typology and classification of the Chalcolithic (Middle Bakun, 4500 BC) period. Numerical objects discovered in Tal-e Mash Karim in …
Introduction of Late Pleistocene cultural material of an intermediate region
Evidence for an early accounting system found at Tal-e Mash Karim, a Chalcolithic site in Iran
Investigating the accounting systems and their progressive development during the prehistoric period is a critical issue in recognition of human societies, their communication, and formation of inter- and intra-regional trade system transformed to innovation of writing systems. The present study aims at studying the typology and classification of the Chalcolithic (Middle Bakun, 4500 BC) period. Numerical objects discovered in Tal-e Mash Karim in …
Farmers, Herders or Tradesmen
The highland plains of western Iran have been investigated with varying intensity. The Sarfirouzabad Plain located in the south of Kermanshah province, although visited perfunctorily, has not previously been studied systematically, despite attractive ecological and environmental conditions. In 2009, a team from Tehran University conducted a systematic and intensive field survey in the region to identify Bronze Age settlements and to assess their …
Farmers, Herders or Tradesmen? Analysing Settlement Patterns of the Middle and Late Bronze Age on the Sarfirouzabad Plain, Kermanshah, Western Iran
The highland plains of western Iran have been investigated with varying intensity. The Sarfirouzabad Plain located in the south of Kermanshah province, although visited perfunctorily, has not previously been studied systematically, despite attractive ecological and environmental conditions. In 2009, a team from Tehran University conducted a systematic and intensive field survey in the region to identify Bronze Age settlements and to assess their …
Archaeology of Iran in the Historical Period
Analyzing the Shagha Taimuran Culture in the Fars Region During the Second Millennium BC on the Basis of Absolute Dating of Tol-e Taimuran (Timaran)
.
Late Holocene Climatic Events, the Main Factor of the Cultural Decline in North Central Iran During the Bronze Age
During the Bronze Age, the cultural region of North Central Iran (NCI) suffered a longterm cultural decline, probably due to severe droughts. According to paleoclimate research, during the overall period c. 5.4–3.5 ka BP, four widely observable climatic events occurred at c. 5.3–5.0, 4.9–4.7, 4.2–3.9, and 3.8–3.5 ka BP, and these appear to have caused widespread environmental damage in the Near East. Archaeological evidence of the NCI-region reve…
More Early Bronze Age Seal Impressions from Chogha Maran, Western Central Zagros
This paper studies the glyptic origins of the seals impressed on the clay sealings Early Bronze Age trash deposits at Chogha Maran in the western Central Zagros and correlates the origins with the functions of these clay objects in order to analyse the role of the seals and sealings in the Chogha Maran administration. The examination suggests that the clay sealings were used at Chogha Maran mostly by local groups of people for managing the local …
Early Bronze Age Clay Sealings from Chogha Maran, the West Central Zagros
Ancient Metalworking Sites in the Landscape of Kuhdasht and Presenting a Predictive Model for Central Zagros
Ancient Metalworking Sites in the Landscape of Kuhdasht and Presenting a Predictive Model for Central Zagros
The Chronology of the Archaeological surface remains of Tepe Pa-Chogha, Central Zagros (Kermanshah, Iran)
The highland plains of western Iran have been investigated with varying intensity. The Sarfirouzabad plain, located in the south of Kermanshah province, although visited perfunctorily, has not previously been studied systematically, despite desirable ecological and environmental conditions. In 2009, a team from the University of Tehran conducted a systematic and intensive field survey in the region to identify archaeological settlements and to as…
High altitude Middle Palaeolithic open-air locales of the Miankouh, Thrust Zagros Mountains, Iran
Archaeology (19 works) · Geography (19 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Bronze Age (10 works) · Geology (10 works) · Art (8 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · History (7 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Ancient Near East History (5 works)