Mohammadreza Nemati, Mehdi Mousavinia, Eberhard Sauer, Carlo G. Cereti. “Largest Ancient Fortress of South-West Asia and the Western World? Recent Fieldwork at Sasanian Qaleh Iraj at Pishva, Iran”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21487269 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Domiziana Rossi (0000-0002-3608-4731, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 42-43 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Abstracta Iranica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0240-8910 • E-ISSN: 1961-960X |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/abstractairanica.52614 |
| OpenAlex | W3155394940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The vastness of the monument known as Qaleh Iraj (1.6 x 1.3 km!), close by the modern Tehran, raised many questions on its chronology and function. Was it the ancient Ray, the four-corner city of Varena, a park for royal hunt, or a fort? In this paper, the results of surveys, excavations, satellite imagery, and textual analysis are combined to provide answers. In terms of domestic architecture, just a clay floor on a cobblestone bedding had been found within the vast intramural area. The defe
Ancient history · Art · Geography · Humanities · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |