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Cities and social order in Sasanian Iran – the archaeological potential

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Hassan Karimian
Hassan Karimian*
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*Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Enghelab Street, Tehran, Iran (Email: hkarimi@ut.ac.ir)
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Abstract

The author shows how several of the great ruins of Sasanian cities of the last centuries BC are enriched by a vivid documentation. And while archaeological study is only just beginning, it clearly has exceptional potential for mapping the social order onto the streets and buildings.

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IranSasanianurbanspacesocietyhierarchical

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Antiquity , Volume 84 , Issue 324 , June 2010 , pp. 453 - 466
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 2010

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