INVESTIGATION OF TRANS-REGIONAL RELATIONS OF QASR-E GOLCHEHREH IN TORBAT-E JAM BASED ON TYPOLOGY OF HISTORICAL POTTERY

Abstract

Torbat-e Jam plain in east of Greater Khorasan due to fertile soil, two seasonal rivers such Harirud and Jamrud and branches of the Silk Road in this region, was a suitable area for cultural settlements during the history. Therefore, studying in this area provides researchers with valuable information about economic, commercial, and even cultural and artistic history. Meanwhile, Qasr-e Golchehreh is one of the archaeological sites in east of Greater Khorasan in Torbat-e Jam Plain, 2 km southeast of Langar village, which has always been a suitable environment for settlements due to its favorable climatic and communication routs. The presence of pottery and brick walls in this site points to richness and human settlements in this historical site. Unfortunately, so far, this site has just been identified and introduced in the list of historical monuments. Therefore, it is necessary to study this very important site in Torbat-e Jam plain, which has not been addressed so far, and also to determine the date of its settlement. Accordingly, in this research, which is carried out in a descriptive analytical approach, it has been attempted to answer the following research questions: 1- According to the Ceramic chronology which period does this site belong? 2- With which regions has it had the most cultural interactions? Accordingly, after selecting the diagnostic shreds and conducting a typological and comparative study, the following results were obtained: the pottery shreds belonged to the Parthian, Sassanid and the Middle Islamic periods. Most of the trans-regional connections of this region can be considered with the northeastern regions of Iran such as Dargaz, Sarakhs, Neyshabur and Tous, and in east with Birjand, and in southeast with Sistan and Makran.