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Document Details : Title: The Cobblestone Road of Mirorah Subtitle: Evidence from the Late Sassanid and Early Islamic Centuries' Road-Building in Western Iran (Luristān Province) Author(s): YOUSOFVAND, Younos , NEISTANI, Javad Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 56 Date: 2021 Pages: 245-259 DOI: 10.2143/IA.56.0.3290277 Abstract : In 2017, an archaeological survey was conducted in the south of Luristān province in western Iran, where the remains of a previously undocumented cobblestone road were discovered. Preliminary surveys revealed that the cobblestone road was part of an ancient communication road that connected Susiana to western Iran. The purpose of this article is to introduce this cobblestone road and demonstrate the importance and necessity of road construction in such a mountainous region. The date of its construction is argued by investigating the archaeological evidence and reports from historical texts. Architectural evidence and ceramics scattered on the surface of small structures along the cobblestone road and surveying the landscape of the area indicate that this cobblestone road was constructed during the Sassanid era and was also used in the early Islamic centuries. |
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