Tappe Karasf, A Middle Islamic Site in Khodabande County, Zanjan Province
Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology
Hamed Zifar
1
(Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar)
Iman Mostafapour
2
(Ph.D. Candidate of Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran)
Behnam Ghanbari
3
(Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar)
Keywords: Zanjan, Khodabande, Karasf, Sixth & Seventh Centuries A.H, Incised Decoration under Glaze (Sgraffito), Garrus Ware,
Abstract :
Tappe Karasf which is laid on southwest corner of Karasf city is located in Khodabande county, Zanjan province. This site is part of a bigger mound that, unfortunately, most of it has been destroyed by human activities during last years. A salvage excavation was carried out during March and April 2016, because of massive destructions, and the mission was mainly concentrated on gathering maximum information. During this season of excavation, 3 trenches and 5 test trenches excavated to understand the architectural remains and cultural sequence of the site as well. Expedition managed to identify architectural remains belong to middle Islamic era (Sixth & Seventh Centuries A.H.) along with Islamic pottery herds, specially incised decoration under white and green glazes, and a particular type of pottery well known as Garrus ware.
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