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Sardari A. Archaeology of the Laristan Region in Southern Fars. Archaelogy 2025; 5 (1) : 1
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ICAR/RICHT , a.sardari@richt.ir
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The Greater Larestan region in southern Fars Province, near the Persian Gulf, is one of the ancient cultural regions of the Iranian Plateau and includes nine counties. Historical sources show that Larestan maintained a distinct cultural identity and enjoyed semi-independent governance from at least the Parthian period onward. During the Sasanian, early and middle Islamic eras, it was ruled by local governors known as the “Miladians.” Archaeological investigations conducted over the past century, including 21 archaeological surveys, 3 excavation projects, and 10 archaeological sounding programs have revealed evidence of human occupation in the region since the Middle and Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic periods by the discovering lithic assemblage. Limited Aceramic Neolithic evidence has been found in the Gavbast Mountain area, though no late Neolithic and early farming villages have yet been identified. Population growth became more visible during the Chalcolithic period, especially in the Bakun and Lapui phases of the fifth and fourth millennia BCE with the emergence of small villages. Evidence from the Proto-Elamite, Elamite, and Achaemenid periods is limited. But Settlement expansion accelerated during the Parthian and especially the Sasanian period, when fortresses and urban centers such as Karian were established. This growth continued into the Islamic era due to the region’s strategic location and maritime trade connections. Further Archaeological excavations are still needed to better understand the societies of ancient Larestan.
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Received: 2025/02/25 | Accepted: 2025/05/11 | Published: 2025/06/20
Received: 2025/02/25 | Accepted: 2025/05/11 | Published: 2025/06/20
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