Authors
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PhD Student in Archeology, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,
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Professor, Department of Archeology, University of Research Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author)
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Associate Professor, Department of Archeology, University of Research Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract
South Kuhdasht cultural region is located in the west of Lorestan province, on the edge of the central Zagros region of Iran. Southern mountain is the second largest plain of the province after Sialakhor plain. The geographical location of this plain is such that it is surrounded by the cultural-historical regions of the country, especially parts of the north of Khuzestan, parts of the west of Ilam province and the south of Kermanshah province. Archaeological investigations, study of cultural findings and settlement patterns based on understanding and understanding the changes and transformations that have taken place can expand our knowledge of the internal and extra-regional relations of the studied area, as well as how many changes occurred in the Bronze Age. The research method of this thesis is based on the study of library sources and field investigation and the interpretation of surface findings obtained by using GIS software to determine the settlement pattern of the plain in the historical period. After recording the location information of all settlements (collected by GPS device), geo-referencing all maps and outputs required about settlements by ArcGIS software, to estimate population distribution and biological or biological density has been used, the results obtained from archaeological investigations in the studied area have shown the presence of humans from pre-historic to historical and Islamic eras, in such a way that in the Old Bronze Age there were three enclosures, in the Middle Bronze Age there were three enclosures and There is a cemetery and in the new era, there have been eleven areas and one cemetery. Distance and proximity to water sources, suitable soil, proximity to the road, slope and height of the plain and fertile pastures have been the main reasons for the formation of settlements in this plain. Due to the small size of the areas, it seems that the inhabitants of the plain were mostly livestock and seasonal farmers during the studied period.
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