Abstract:
Here are presented the preliminary results of excavations in buildings Nos. 1 and 20. The first one is large, with tens of
rooms/ spaces and 6 structural levels (Levels A-F) of periods II and III. Level A is the oldest and most structures of this level are storage
rooms, containing seals, seal impressions and other administrative objects. Level B is not well-documented, although changes are
seen in the use of the architectural complex. Level C is somehow similar to the previous one. In Level D the Building becomes a large
structure, perhaps attesting growing social complexity in Sistan. The main entrances are on the southern side, living spaces are on the
central axis and storage spaces on the eastern and western margins. About 50 Spaces were excavated in Level E, but the main part of
the structures of this level consists in 10 rooms. Level F is the last one, later on this part of the settlement was abandoned. Building 20
lies northwest of Building 1. Excavations lasted only 25 days and are not complete. The complex has 12 spaces disposed in a northsouth
direction with a coherent architecture of mud bricks. Rooms have right angles and walls approximately 70 - 80 cm thick. The
main entrances of building were generally painted with two layers of red and white plaster. In spaces 4 and 5 were found two very large
fireplaces, filled with a large amount of ash and charcoal. The exterior of the fireplaces were coated with white clay plaster. According
to the very few materials, mainly pottery, this building can be dated to period IV.
Machine summary:
It seems that the structures of this level have been destroyed due to constructions during the later periods of the complex The structures of this level are divided into different spaces with non-plastered mud brick walls that perhaps were used to close the doors of the building.
These developments reflect the growing level of expertise and specialization of the various groups of the population of the Sistan basin during the III millennium BC building, renovated in this period, has an uncommon peculiar plan, with an entrance through a primary vestibule and a direct entry into the central spaces (Sajjadi 2009: 24).
10, 9 and 4 and likewise has little width in south - north direction, hence it can be considered a storage trench (Fig. 6), not only because of its dimensions, with a narrow long shape which is typical of storage rooms at Shahr-i Sokhta and in Central Asian sites such as Jarkutan (Askarov and Shirinov 1991, Fig. 2 ), but also because tens of objects related to economical management (Ferioli et al, 1979:7-32) such as seals, clay door sealings and jar stoppers and so on were found in this space.
Other lines of evidence of this level come from two squares in the eastern part of the same trench, where we found mud brick platforms dating to period IV of Shahr-i- Sokhta sequence (Fig. 11) Archaeological Material The cultural materials from Building no.