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Chlorite incense burner from Shahdad SHAHDAD AND THE BRONZE AGE IN SOUTHWEST IRAN Conference and Workshop 15–16 July 2011 McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge, CB2 3ER In memoriam of Prof. Ali Hakemi A conference/workshop on the archaeology of southeastern Iran in the 3rd and 2nd millennium BC with focus on the archeological site of Shahdad

Organised by

University of Cambridge, Oxford University, the Hakemi family

Supported by

Iran Heritage Foundation, Amir Mohtashemi Islamic & Indian Works of Art and British Institute of Persian Studies

Convened by

Dr. Cameron Petrie

Mr. Hassan–Ali Hakemi

Dr. Jacob Dahl

Introduction

The prehistoric Shahdad is a major Bronze Age centre that was discovered at the edge of Kavire-Lut in 1968. Shahdad presents extensive evidence for a sophisticated civilization using a range of elite artefacts, elaborate metalwork technology, complex burial practices and archaic pictographs.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the late Professor Ali Hakemi of Archaeological Institute of Iran, commenced investigation at Shahdad and supervised intensive excavations for seven consecutive seasons at the site. The publication of the monumental volume "Shahdad - Archaeological excavations of a bronze age centre in Iran" was published by ISMEO, Rome, Italy in 1997. Four decades since its discovery, Shahdad is still the subject for our growing understanding of the archaeology of south-eastern Iran in the3rd and 2nd millennia BC.

This two-day workshop will include lectures and presentation by prominent archaeologists and linguists of international standings, and will help to identify the critical research questions for southeast Iranian archaeology in broader context in the future.

For further information please click here.

Admission

Free

Enquiries

Dr. Cameron Petrie
Email: cap59@cam.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 339 001
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 333 503

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