Study and Analyses of Parthian Potteries of Harsin County, Central District

Harsin County is one of the central Zagros areas that have delicate geographical and biological conditions by having mountains, valleys, and lots of water sources to make settlements. Archeological discoveries and confirmations say this area has been a residential one in Parthian era. After researches and investigations of writers, 30 Parthian areas along with potteries and prominent data were analyzed. Sampling was done on a total of 350 potsherds, and as a result, 250 pieces belong to Parthian era and the rest belong to the former and later eras. In this article, information about Parthian potsherds was supplied and the conclusion was the resemblance of the cultural data of the area with the pottery samples of central Zagros, via the pottery typology and comparing studies. The criterion for identifying and classifying of potteries was based on Haerink’s ideology of classifying Parthian’s pottery. According to the studies, Parthian potteries of central Zagros include special types which were identified in majority of Parthian sits of the area. Studies show resemblance of pottery tradition in this area and many of central Zagros areas, and the cultural commercial relationships are the result of this resemblance. Harsin county is no different, so that it`s potteries resembled to most of the central Zagros’s. The prominent pottery types of the area in Parthian era can be classified in four groups of simple, engraved, enameled and clincky.