A research on the cultural landscape of the Jiroft plain in the late Islamic period (safavid); Relying on the archeological documents of Salar Reza's tomb

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Archaeology, Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Tombs are one of the most important sources of archaeological studies for research in various human sciences fields. Inscriptions carved on tombstones, beside their main usage as preserving the memory of the deceased and expressing some information in his introduction, are considered as an important finding for dating in cultural and archaeological studies. In this research, the stone inscriptions of the family tomb of Garm-e Salar Reza, attributed to the local ruler of the Safavid era, located in Anbarabad town, Jiroft city, Kerman province, has been studied. Also, this research investigates the impact of environmental factors on the cultural findings (tombstones) and the location of this area as one of the important settlements of the Safavid era in Jiroft Plain, based on the history of the construction of the building. The data of this descriptive-analytical research has been collected through field investigation and library study.
Information related to the dating of the tomb, folklore concepts, genealogy and religious tendencies of the deceased was obtained. In addition, the environmental characteristics of this area was explained in relation to the type of findings (tombstones) and the nomadic lifestyle of the residents of Jiroft Plain during the Safavid era. The underlying type of tombstones is the kind of marble quarry in those areas. Also, the influence of factors such as aqueducts and eastern unevenness of the region on the selection of this area as one of the gathering places of the human community of Jiroft nomadic plain during the Safavid period was determined.

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