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Ancient but undated 550m long decayed wall of dressed stones built across the pass of Sangar. Described by Herzfeld (1968), Stein (1940), and Surveyed by Zeidi et al. (2002). Middle section effaced by erosion. Probable barrier for traffic control and tax levy. Proposed location of the « Uxian Gate » in Achaemenid times.
REFERENCES
- POTTS, D. T. & ROUSTAEI K. eds (2006), The Mamasani Archaeological Project stage one: a report on the first two seasons of the ICAR-University of Sydney expedition to the Mamasani district, Fars province, Iran, Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports (AMAR), Tehran (https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/amar/399/ )
- STEIN Aurel (1940), Old Routes of Western Iran (https://library.hungaricana.hu/en/view/MTAKonyvtarKiadvanyai_BORB_02/?pg=116&layout=s )
- GAUBE Heinz (1973), Die sudpersische Provinz Arragan - Kuh-Giluyeh von der arabischen Eroberung bis zur Safawidenzeit
Nahegelegene Fundstellen
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Kotal-i Sangar
"The Pass of the Stone Wall". Mountain pass (840m), in use as part of the main royal Achaemenid road between Persepolis and Susa, and between Shiraz and Arrājan in Medieval times. Discussed by Herzfeld, Stein, and MA Project.
Iran, Yaqeh-ye Sangar
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Eshkaft-e Yagheh Sangar (1&2) (MS30)
Two caves / rock shelters above the pass. Large scatter of chipped stone outside the entrances. Prehistoric (Neolithic to Chalcolithic) and Islamic occupation. Used nowdays as goat pens. Surveyed by Zeidi et al. (2002).
Iran, Yaqeh-ye Sangar
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Eshkaft-e Yagheh Sangar (3) (MS30)
A caves / rock shelter above the pass. Large scatter of chipped stone outside the entrance. Prehistoric (Neolithic to Chalcolithic) and Islamic occupation. Used nowdays as goats pen. Surveyed by Zeidi et al. (2002).
Iran, Yaqeh-ye Sangar
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Tappeh Yagheh Sangar Khonge Tāheri (MS28)
Sasanian and Medieval Islamic settlement (0,2 ha). Small, low mound. Traces of stone building remaining. Size probably underestimated, as shrinkened by modern cultivation. Surveyed by Zeidi et al. (2002).
Iran, Kūl-e Bozorg