Typology and chronology of the pottery findings of Shah Firooz Tepe in Sirjan, Kerman province

Sirjan plain in southeastern Iran has a good communication position. There are many settlements from different eras in this plain, including Shah Firooz Tepe. Different opinions have been expressed about the chronology of the building called Shah Firooz, located on top of this tepe. During the archeological study carried out in the above site in 2018, several pottery pieces were sampled and studied.The purpose of this study is to chronology and typology of pottery obtained from the Shah Firooz site and seeks to answer these questions:Pottery findings in this site include which types of pottery?What period does pottery belong to in terms of chronology?According to the comparison of pottery findings, what are regional and transregional interactions with other neighboring and remote sites?This is a field and library research with a descriptive-analytical and comparative approach. The results of the studies showed that the pottery findings of this site included unglazed and glazed pottery, which are divided into normal, grooved, patterned unglazed, monochrom glazed (plain and painted), and multicolored glazed (Sgraffito , blue and white, Splashed Glazed, and Slip Painted). According to the comparisons, these findings can be dated to the Sassanid era, the early Islamic and Safavid centuries. The homogeneity of potteries with the sites of the ancient city of Jiroft, Ghubayra, Rayen, Narmashir, and Sirjan plain, in addition to the using regional pottery patterns and traditions, indicates the trans-regional interactions of this site with the culture of the west, southwest, northeast of Iran, and the edge of the Persian Gulf.