University of Tehran Iranian Studies 2252-0643 5 1 2015 08 23 The Newly Discovered Middle Elamite Studes in the Regeion of Miyān Kūh in the Ardal Town, Chahār Mahāl Bakhtiari Province The Newly Discovered Middle Elamite Studes in the Regeion of Miyān Kūh in the Ardal Town, Chahār Mahāl Bakhtiari Province 65 81 57518 10.22059/jis.2016.57518 FA Alireza Khosrowzadeh Assistant Professor Department of Archaeology, Shahrekord University Mahmoud Heydariyan Assistant Professor Department of Archaeology, Shahrekord University Hamid Mohamadi M.A. Student Department of Archaeology, Shahrekord University Journal Article 2015 04 26 <strong> </strong> <br />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. <strong> </strong> <br />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. https://jis.ut.ac.ir/article_57518_17b7083b71e0a205c5f3bd4a5ee0b23a.pdf