The Petrographic Analysis of the Jemdat Nasr Period Potteries of the Mehran Plain, Southwestern Iran

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1 Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Social sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 Dept. of History and Sociolog, Faculty of Social sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

10.22084/nb.2023.26300.2487

Abstract

Southwestern Iran has great importance in the Iranian Archaeological research, especially Proto-Literate and urbanism Period. The Mehran plain of the Ilam province is of the regions includes Mesopotamian Jemdat Nasr material culture. On the basis of the settlement finds, the Mehran plain can be studied as a follower of the settlement fluctuation of Mesopotamia. Having more prehensive understand of the proto-urbanism as a starting point of the great socio-economic and political changes in human life and still roughly remained unclear, there 14 sherds from the Jemdat Nasr period of the Mehran plain have collected from the excavation and surface of the various sites and in terms of fabric and elements have analyzed. This research is aiming to inform about that the Jemdat Nasr potteries of the Mehran Plain were produced locally or by the Mesopotamian potters as an importing goods. On the basis of petrographic analysis along with geological studies of the Mehran Plain it can be said that the Jemdat Nasr pottery of the Plain was produced locally, although they have some variation in terms of production technique and form comparing to the Mesopotamian one. The production documents attested on the surface of Choghā Ahowān and Chiā Boicheg have proved this hypothesis as well. Over the whole analyzed samples, the Calcite mineral as micro/macro crystal has proved. The result of XRF analysis is proving the Petrographic analysis as well. Over the given samples, because of the high temperature of pottery kiln, calcite has disappeared as a shadow has remained only; the existence of calcite showing that the temperature of making pottery was over 800 C. On the basis of petrographic analysis along with geological studies of the Mehran Plain it can be said that the Jemdat Nasr pottery of the Plain was produced locally, although they have some variation in terms of production technique and form comparing to the Mesopotamian one.

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pazhoheshha-ye Bastan shenasi Iran

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Available Online from 22 October 2023

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