Cultural coherence of architecture in Greater Khorasan from Bactria to South Khorasan in Iran during the Late Iron Age/Achaemenid period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3329449 |
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| Authors | Mohsen Dana (0000-0002-0159-5005, corresponding author), Seyyed Reza Rafei (University of Birjand), Aliasghar Mahmoudinasab (University of Mazandaran), M Mashkour (0000-0003-3630-9459, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 399 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.42 |
| OpenAlex | W4393232662 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Tappe Takhchar-Abad, near Birjand in south Khorasan, is a recently discovered and excavated almost circular adobe building with six towers, dating to the Achaemenid period. This article suggests that the architectural tradition of circular buildings and sites in the late Iron Age/Achaemenid period, in Greater Khorasan, apparently originated from Bactria in which most such sites have been reported
Adobe · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Late period · Period (music) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Architecture · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History
| Highly cited | No |
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