An Archaeological View on the Industrialization of Tehran and Transformation of its Manufacturing Structures in the Late Qajar and Early Pahlavi Periods

Economic transformation is one of the most important parts of cultural system and has vital role in transformation of any social entity. For this reason, study of archaeological evolution of industrial spaces will clarify part of an ambiguity in understanding modernization and metamorphosis in social forces of study periods. In order to contribute an answer to this question, this paper studies four industrial buildings (from Qajar and Pahlavid Periods) in an historical context of change in economy of production. The ultimate goal is to specify the implied structure of spaces in the historical context within the new mode of production. The conclusion, here is that the change in space it is also parallel with the change in social structure of work has not a clear-cut equal relation with the latter. The past methods of production were still modifying the methods and processes of work in the modern societies, a modification which might cause the formation of social solidarity in the course of production process.