The Archeology of the Ritual Practices The Case Study of the Iron Ages Cemeteries of Talesh Region (Maryan & Tandevin)

Journal of Archaeology and Archaeometry

دوره 1، شماره 4، خرداد 2023، صفحه 47-61   

نوع مقاله: Research Article

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/jaa.2023.700323

نویسندگان

Somayeh Astani^{* 1}؛ Saeed baghizadeh²؛ Ehsan Alimadadi³

¹Department of Art Research, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran

²Department of Archaeology, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, Iran

³Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad the University of Tehran (Central Branch), Tehran, Iran

چکیده

During the life of humans on earth, there has been no subject more interesting and complicated than death. The knowledge and understanding of what will happen to a person after death form the basis of most religions in the world, which have since been referred to as religious matters or religious experiences. The issue of death is so important in many societies that it has caused the birth of schools of thought and, as a result, the growth of various religions and cults. Burial customs include the structure of the graves, the direction, and condition of human or animal skeletons, and the placement of objects in the graves. The Iron Age in Iran and Guilan is divided into three sections: Iron Age I, II, and III. This Period includes from 1500 B.C. to 550 B.C., of course, some archaeologists believe the existence of Iron Age IV, which continues until the middle of the Parthian period (the End of 1st Millennium B.C.). All major discoveries from selected Iron Age sites in the area of Guilan have been explained and classified. In this research, a new attempt has been made to review the religious experience and ritual practices regarding the repeatability of ancient cemeteries of Talesh during the Iron Ages. The main aim of this article is to identify the Iron Age Burial culture in Guilan. This investigation shows that the society’s People of Iron age in the area of Talesh have social Rank and Status but the factor of Gender is not important in classifying their classes. 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Ritual Practice؛ Cemetery؛ Guilan؛ Iron Age؛ Burial Customs