چکیده:
The Iron Age III in western Iran especially that of the Hamedan Plain, is of particular importance in archeological
studies. Despite the recognition of the importance of the Hamedan Plain during the historical periods, there are many
settlements of the Iron Age III in this area that are still relatively unknown. Tepe Yalfan is one such site, belonging to Iron
Age III, located in the southeast of the Hamedan plain, at the confluence of two rivers, the Simin and Yalfan Roud. With
the construction of the Ekbatan dam, Tepe Yalfan was marooned in the reservoir. During the years 2007 and 2008, the site
was excavated as a salvage project due to the dam construction. Tepe Yalfan contains two cultural periods: Iron Age III
architectural remains and Islamic graves. Due to the time limits of the salvage project, only some parts of a brick wall with
was found. The similarity of the potsherds from Tepe Yalfan to other Median sites such as Nushijan, Godin II, and Baba jan
II.I has helped the excavation team (the director: A.M.) to date the site. Based on the studies, Tepe Yalfan was a dependent
settlement of the Median capital, ca. 800- 600 bc.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Tepe Yalfan: A Newly-Found Iron Age III site on the Hamedan Plain Tayyebeh Almasi* Bu-Ali-Sina University, Iran Abbas Motarjem Bu-Ali-Sina University, Iran Kazem Mollazadeh Bu-Ali-Sina University, Iran Received: October 18, 2017 Accepted: December 10, 2017 The Iron Age III in western Iran especially that of the Hamedan Plain, is of particular importance in archeological studies.
Tepe Yalfan is one such site, belonging to Iron Age III, located in the southeast of the Hamedan plain, at the confluence of two rivers, the Simin and Yalfan Roud.
Tepe Yalfan contains two cultural periods: Iron Age III architectural remains and Islamic graves.
Abstract: Keywords: Tepe Yalfan, Iron Age III, Median Period, Hamedan, Median Pottery.
The most important sites belonging to Iron Age III in Hamedan include Mūš Tepe (Mohammadifar et al.
Despite limited excavation, the retrieval of a 5m-thick wall, in addition to the location of the site at higher altitudes than the surrounding plain and domination over the Hamedan- Malayer route indicate the importance of the site, probably as a fortress similar to Nushijan (Stronach 1969), Hasanlu III (Dyson 1989) and Aqrab Tepe (Muscarella 1973).
Based on the size of the bricks and the above mentioned characteristics of the recovered potsherds, it is possible to date the Median settlement of the Vol. 3, No. 6, Summer- Autumn 2017 with zoomorphic handles, and cooking pots were among the novel characteristics of Iron Age III that have been recovered from the mentioned sites and Tepe Yalfan.