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Independent Researcher
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Department of Archaeology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz,, Iran.
10.22084/nb.2024.28325.2629
Abstract
Natural and human phenomena significantly influence human settlements' forming, placement, and physical development. In other words, human settlements are the first spatial patterns of human communication with nature and the influence of the geographical environment on human societies. This research aims to investigate and evaluate the Sassanid settlements of Namdan Plain, one of the mountainous plains of northern Fars or Fars province border and in Eqlid city. This research used a descriptive-analytical method and applied statistical analysis to select ten natural factors Contains of degree of dependence of Sassanid sites on the surrounding environment and landscape which include the distance of the ancient sites to the communication routes and rivers, the amount of area, height above sea level, type of soil, land use, slope direction and the degree of the slope, vegetation and the climate of the area that are influential in creating human settlements. The Sassanid period's sites were analyzed and ranked according to the prosperity of geographical and environmental factors using GIS and statistical methods such as the TOPSIS hierarchical analysis process in Excel. Based on the analysis, it was found that among the environmental factors, the distance of the sites from the river and roads and the elevation have the most ideal values, respectively, and other factors, such as the slope degree, are the following most influential factors on the Sassanid period sites. The most negligible impact belongs to the climate, land use, soil, and vegetation, respectively. According to the hierarchical analysis, concerning evaluated natural indicators, the NS330 site is in first place, the NS317A is in second, and the NS326 is in third place. Regarding natural indicators, the NS210 site is the lowest, the NS222 site is in the next stage, and the NS211 site is in third place among the weakest groups. In addition, the rest of the sites are considered relatively prosperous.
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