Alireza Khosrowzadeh; Mahmoud Heydariyan; Hamid mohamadi
Abstract
The district of Miyān Kūh in the Ardal Town,Chahār Mahāl Bakhtiari Province, because of its high mountains, deep valleys and the fields among small mounts, being placed in ...
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The district of Miyān Kūh in the Ardal Town,Chahār Mahāl Bakhtiari Province, because of its high mountains, deep valleys and the fields among small mounts, being placed in the path of the was dering tribes has been the focus of the attention. The rigion has two different viewpoint. One part featuring the mounts Chēhēl Cheshme and Gereh with the altitude of more than 3500 m., has cold winter and mild summers, while the other part with alow altitude between 1100 to 1800 m is hot in summers and cold in winters. Such geographical and meteorological properties has caused the region Miyān Kūh feature rich postures in many months of the year and thus the region be prone to formation and development of human societies with husbandary living from very early times to now. According to the three seasons of close study of the region in the years 1387-1390, number 25 of the Middle Elamite site was identified and recorded. Most identified Middle Elamite site are situatd in the small and larg valleys and at the foot of altitudes. Additionally, they all possess morphological properties of the settlements contemporary and the hints for the continuation of their settlements are only visible in some parts.
