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The castles of Dailam: Fortresses of power provision for the noble residences of northern Iran
Castles are among the structures that have always played important roles in various periods and regions of the world due to their multiple functions. The Dailam region in northern Iran is one such area where studying its castles is significant, particularly because of their strategic location, especially during the early Islamic period. This paper examines the role of these castles in the governance and security of the region, as well as the social, economic, and defensive stabilizing power of their inhabitants, focusing on the results of excavations conducted at the Sansiz Castle in Tarom, northern Iran. It appears that, in addition to their administrative role, the defensive and military advantages of these castles likely contributed to the political, economic, and social influence of the nobles who inhabited them, as well as the security of the region's population. The conclusion highlights the constructive role of these fortresses in stabilizing social, economic, and defensive power, making them strategic sites in the region.
期刊介绍:
Archaeological Research in Asia presents high quality scholarly research conducted in between the Bosporus and the Pacific on a broad range of archaeological subjects of importance to audiences across Asia and around the world. The journal covers the traditional components of archaeology: placing events and patterns in time and space; analysis of past lifeways; and explanations for cultural processes and change. To this end, the publication will highlight theoretical and methodological advances in studying the past, present new data, and detail patterns that reshape our understanding of it. Archaeological Research in Asia publishes work on the full temporal range of archaeological inquiry from the earliest human presence in Asia with a special emphasis on time periods under-represented in other venues. Journal contributions are of three kinds: articles, case reports and short communications. Full length articles should present synthetic treatments, novel analyses, or theoretical approaches to unresolved issues. Case reports present basic data on subjects that are of broad interest because they represent key sites, sequences, and subjects that figure prominently, or should figure prominently, in how scholars both inside and outside Asia understand the archaeology of cultural and biological change through time. Short communications present new findings (e.g., radiocarbon dates) that are important to the extent that they reaffirm or change the way scholars in Asia and around the world think about Asian cultural or biological history.