Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Ali Norallahy ¹
• Hasan Talai ²
• Bahman Firoozmandi ³

¹ PhD in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanity, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Iran

² Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Iran

³ Associat Professor, Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Up to now, various graveyards from Iron Age in the west central Zagros have been examined and some burial goods specific to women have been found. However, researchers have only described the data obtained not dealing with the issue of women’s rank in this period. This is due to the fact that among the buried objects any inscription related to these graves has not been found. Moreover, women studies have recently been posed within archeological literature. Researchers have ascribed these graves to semi nomads; a style of living in the form of tribal living which still exists in this region. Therefore, it can be said that with regard to the geographical similarity and the same living style of these people with the tribes living in this region, and also continuation of the traditions in central Zagros, some of which have been shown in this paper such as the burial type, women’s rank during Iron Age has been dealt ethno-archeologically. In this paper, woman’s burial in 14 graveyards, taking into account that women ranking in these tribes are seen in the family form which is affected by numerous social, political, and economic factors, has been studied. Finally, a conclusion will be presented.

Keywords

• ethno archaeology
• family
• west central Zagros
• women’s rank

Main Subjects

• Archeology