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Academic member of iranian center for archaeology research
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academic member of ichto
10.22103/jis.2025.25949.2776
Abstract
Purpose One of the cultural regions of Iran in the 3rd millennium BCE (Bronze Age) is the northwestern region of Iran. Archaeological research in northwestern Iran has identified evidence of cultural developments that emerged due to population movements. These migrants settled across a vast area of the ancient East—from northeastern Anatolia to the southern Levant—due to environmental changes, population growth, and resource scarcity. An important area south of Lake Urmia is the Zab River basin, where archaeological research has recently been conducted. This basin holds significant importance for cultural interactions due to its proximity to the regions of the Southern Caucasus, eastern Anatolia, and northern Mesopotamia. It has historically served as a crucial cultural bridge or population passageway Method and Research: This research aims to explain the Bronze Age cultures and the distinctions and similarities between the southern Lake Urmia basin and northern Mesopotamia. This paper seeks to answer the question: How were cultural connections and relations established between the Lake Urmia basin and northern Mesopotamia? Findings/Results: The importance of recent archaeological discoveries indicates that the southern Lake Urmia basin had strong cultural ties with regions such as Hasanlu VII, Tepe Hasan Ali, and Tepe Barugh within Iran's borders, as well as the large site of Kani Shiai in northern Mesopotamia. The results of archaeological research in the Little Zab River basin and newly discovered Bronze Age sites revealed cultural links between the Lake Urmia basin and northern Mesopotamia..
SHARIFI, M. and hashemi, T. (2025). Cultural Relations between the Southern Basin of Lake Urmia and Northern Mesopotamia in the Third and Second Millenniums BC. Journal of Iranian Studies, 24(48), 217-240. doi: 10.22103/jis.2025.25949.2776
MLA
SHARIFI, M. , and hashemi, T. . "Cultural Relations between the Southern Basin of Lake Urmia and Northern Mesopotamia in the Third and Second Millenniums BC", Journal of Iranian Studies, 24, 48, 2025, 217-240. doi: 10.22103/jis.2025.25949.2776
HARVARD
SHARIFI, M., hashemi, T. (2025). 'Cultural Relations between the Southern Basin of Lake Urmia and Northern Mesopotamia in the Third and Second Millenniums BC', Journal of Iranian Studies, 24(48), pp. 217-240. doi: 10.22103/jis.2025.25949.2776
CHICAGO
M. SHARIFI and T. hashemi, "Cultural Relations between the Southern Basin of Lake Urmia and Northern Mesopotamia in the Third and Second Millenniums BC," Journal of Iranian Studies, 24 48 (2025): 217-240, doi: 10.22103/jis.2025.25949.2776
VANCOUVER
SHARIFI, M., hashemi, T. Cultural Relations between the Southern Basin of Lake Urmia and Northern Mesopotamia in the Third and Second Millenniums BC. Journal of Iranian Studies, 2025; 24(48): 217-240. doi: 10.22103/jis.2025.25949.2776
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