Rouhollah Shirazi

Biographic Data

ID4124730
NAMERouhollah Shirazi
GIVEN NAMESRouhollah
FAMILY NAMEShirazi
SIGNATURESHIRAZI R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Bern
ORCID0000-0001-8027-456X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS20
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Bronze Age pottery of the Sistan region: Evidence from Tepe Sadegh

    Open AccessSetareh Ebrahimiabareghi, Rouhollah ShiraziARTICLEArchaeological Research in Asia2026

    This paper presents a detailed analysis of the ceramic assemblage from Tepe Sadegh, a Bronze Age satellite settlement associated with Shahr-i Sokhta in the Sistan Plain of south-eastern Iran. The study is based on the examination of 1959 pottery sherds recovered from controlled archaeological contexts and focuses on vessel forms, fabrics, surface treatments, decorative practices, and potters' marks. The assemblage is dominated by buff ware, wheel…

  • Digital archaeological documentation of the Palace of Ardašīr I at Firūzabad, Iran: A first glimpse

    Open AccessRouhollah Shirazi, Sandra Heinsch-Kuntner et al.ARTICLEDigital Applications in…2024References: 5

  • A Typological Catalogue of the Pottery from Tepe Sadegh

    Open AccessSetareh Ebrahimiabareghi, Rouhollah ShiraziARTICLEJournal of Open Archaeology Data2023

    This dataset presents a comprehensive typological and chronological analysis of pottery from Tepe Sadegh, a Bronze Age satellite site of Shahr-i Sokhta in southeast Iran. Potsherds were classified and typologically analysed based on their physical characteristics, including clay paste, slip, temper, quality, firing rate, decoration, function, and shape. The data is formatted as a CSV file containing all the typological comparisons and chronologic…

  • Structure and Architecture of Graves in South East Iran: Ethnic Diversity and Migration in the 3rd Millennium BCE

    H Sarhaddi-Dadian, Hossein Moradi et al.ARTICLECentral Asiatic Journal2019

    The present paper intends to analyse ancient local society, as a result of migration and cultural communication between various ethnic groups throughout the eastern part of the Iranian Plateau. Based on the results of excavations in the cemetery of Shahr-i Sokhta, offerings, tools and skeletons were examined. The alignment and positioning of the buried bodies changed over the centuries as a consequence of people with different ethnic backgrounds …

  • The petroglyphs of the Kajou Valley, Makran, Iran: Tang Sar, Dehirak and Deskigan assemblages

    Rouhollah ShiraziARTICLEPaléorient2016Cited by: 7References: 3

    The southern part of Iranian Makran is very rich in petroglyphs and represents an ideal region for studying rock art remains on the Iranian plateau. This paper aims to introduce three petroglyphic assemblages found during recent archaeological surveys in Makran : Tang Sar, Dehirak and Deskigan. Based on comparison with well dated archaeological materials, these petroglyphs could be dated from the Late Chalcolithic to the recent times. Some of the…

  • The Evidence of Rock Art in Iranian Makran: Aps-E Goalm and Kouhbodan-E Jor Petroglyphs, Qasr-E Qand

    Open AccessRouhollah Shirazi, Mojtaba SoltaniARTICLEArchaeology Ethnology and…2015Cited by: 6References: 9

    Recently, many petroglyph assemblages have been discovered in the southern part of Iranian Baluchistan. This article aims to introduce two assemblages found during a field survey in the Kajou Valley, Qasr-e Qand District. The motifs have been realized by incision or abrasion among which various human, animal and geometric motifs are grouped in hunting or combat scenes. Chronologically, they are not contemporaneous and a stratigraphy of motifs can…

  • Shahr-i Sokhta and the Bronze Production Workshop: A Review

    Open AccessMehdi Keykhaei, Mahdi Haji Valiei et al.ARTICLEInterdisciplinaria Archaeologica…2012

    shahr-i sokhta is situated approximately 55 km south-west of Zabol in south-east Iran. It is the most significant Bronze Age site in the eastern part of the Iranian Plateau, with a total area of 151 ha. From a metallurgical point of view, this archaeological site is unique, since in addition to copper ores and slags, finished tools have also been found there. The large number of slags and bronze objects indicate that shahr-i sokhta was a centre f…

  • Figurines anthropomorphes du Bronze ancien de Shahr-i Sokhta, période II (Séistan, Sud-Est de l’Iran): Approche Typologique

    Rouhollah ShiraziARTICLEPaléorient2007Cited by: 2References: 1

    Situé le long de la route de Zabol à Zahedan, dans la région du Séistan au sud-est de l’Iran, Shahr-i Sokhta est l’un des plus grands sites de l’époque protohistorique de la partie orientale du Plateau iranien. Cet article présente les résultats de l’étude des fi gurines anthropomorphes en terre crue et des «idoles» en pierre retrouvées à Shahr-i Sokhta, mises au jour lors des fouilles récentes effectuées sur la zone monumentale et le quartier di…

  • Excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta. First Preliminary Report on the Excavations of the Graveyard, 1997-2000

    S M S Sajjadi, F Foruzanfar et al.ARTICLEIran2003Cited by: 5

    (2003). Excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta First Preliminary Report on the Excavations of the Graveyard, 1997–2000. Iran: Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 21-97