Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran
The site of Dinkha Tepe, situated in the central part of the Oshnaviyeh Plain, is one of the most interesting but still least studied sites in the Orumiyeh basin area. Dinkha Tepe, excavated stratigraphically in 1966 and 1968, bears evidence of a main phase of occupation ranging from the Middle Bron...
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| author | Roberto Dan Andrea Cesaretti Annarita Bonfanti Behrouz Khanmohammadi |
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| description | The site of Dinkha Tepe, situated in the central part of the Oshnaviyeh Plain, is one of the most interesting but still least studied sites in the Orumiyeh basin area. Dinkha Tepe, excavated stratigraphically in 1966 and 1968, bears evidence of a main phase of occupation ranging from the Middle Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age, and it is often linked to the better-known site of Hasanlu, suggesting that Dinkha Tepe was a centre belonging to its political sphere. The aims of the present paper are multiple. Firstly, we intend to provide evidence supporting the idea that the two sites should be instead considered as sort of independent “city-states”; secondly, we would like to propose a new interpretation on the relations among Dinkha Tepe and the Mesopotamian plains, and thirdly, we intend to suggest an unusual way of looking at the interactions of the site with the Urartian state. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b495687a7c1a4d088395b5ceb94593222023-02-17T06:02:24ZengArchaeological Sciences Research Centre, University of Sistan and BaluchestanIranian Journal of Archaeological Studies2251-743X2676-29192021-03-011111810.22111/ijas.2021.66666666Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, IranRoberto Dan0Andrea Cesaretti1Annarita Bonfanti2Behrouz Khanmohammadi3Department of Humanities, Communication and Tourism, Tuscia University, Italy. ISMEO - International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies.ISMEO-International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies.University of Pavia. ISMEO - International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies.Cultural Heritage,Tourism and Handicrafts of West Azerbaijan Province, Urmia, Iran.The site of Dinkha Tepe, situated in the central part of the Oshnaviyeh Plain, is one of the most interesting but still least studied sites in the Orumiyeh basin area. Dinkha Tepe, excavated stratigraphically in 1966 and 1968, bears evidence of a main phase of occupation ranging from the Middle Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age, and it is often linked to the better-known site of Hasanlu, suggesting that Dinkha Tepe was a centre belonging to its political sphere. The aims of the present paper are multiple. Firstly, we intend to provide evidence supporting the idea that the two sites should be instead considered as sort of independent “city-states”; secondly, we would like to propose a new interpretation on the relations among Dinkha Tepe and the Mesopotamian plains, and thirdly, we intend to suggest an unusual way of looking at the interactions of the site with the Urartian state.https://ijas.usb.ac.ir/article_6666_0822ec517090578a812db2f0115155b3.pdfdinkha tepeprotohistoric periodmiddle bronze ageiron ageurartu |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Dan Andrea Cesaretti Annarita Bonfanti Behrouz Khanmohammadi Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies dinkha tepe protohistoric period middle bronze age iron age urartu |
| title | Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran |
| title_full | Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran |
| title_short | Some Thought on the Protohistoric Period in Dinkha Tepe, Iran |
| title_sort | some thought on the protohistoric period in dinkha tepe iran |
| topic | dinkha tepe protohistoric period middle bronze age iron age urartu |
| url | https://ijas.usb.ac.ir/article_6666_0822ec517090578a812db2f0115155b3.pdf |
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