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Document Details : Title: Ancient fire temples in the light of the discovery at Mele Hairam Author(s): KAIM, Barbara Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 39 Date: 2004 Pages: 323-337 DOI: 10.2143/IA.39.0.503900 Abstract : For years, modern and ancient fire temples have drwn the attention of specialists in Iranian religion and architecture. Many attempts have been made both to establish the typology of their ground plans and to explain their differentiation by categories of fire burning inside. During the last few years two ancient fire temples were discovered: at bandiân, in north-eastern Iran and at Mele Hairam, in southern Turkmenistan. Those two structures have made it possible to carry out further research in the above mentioned matter. |
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