The Archaeology of Communication Routes during Bronze Age and Iron Age In Zaqeh and Bayranvand Area, Lorestan Province

Favorable geographical situation is the one of main factors in the formation of archaeological sites in the sections of Zaqe and Bayranvand of Lorestan province during the different periods of Bronze Age and Iron Age. These settlements have made Intra-regional and inter-regional cultural, social and economic exchanges together and with other adjacent settlements through the road from north to south (Susa - Hegmataneh) and its other branches. Based on the location of sites to the roads in each period of the Bronze Age and Iron Age and based on GIS spatial analysis and the roads maps and the distribution of sites, four groupings were obtained: Archaeological sites in the routes of intra- regional roads, Archaeological sites on the margin of inter- regional roads, Archaeological sites on the route of regional main roads, and Archaeological sites on the route of regional minor roads. In this article we have concentrated our attention on Interactions between the roads and sites of the region.