Study of Islamic Period Pottery in Qorveh Plain of Kurdistan Province

Qorveh county is located in the southeast of Kurdistan province and is considered one of the highlands of Zagros. This plain find better environmental conditions from historical and Islamic times and this had attracted the attention of human groups. Compared to other neighboring areas, archaeological research in this plain has been done very little, especially the Islamic period archeology. In 2018, the plain and the county of Qorveh were surveyed and identified archaeologically that results of this research are part of its findings. The findings will be discussed, including the Islamic period pottery collection which is considered the most important goal of this research. Introducing and classifying these findings and presenting a picture of the situation of pottery and common types of pottery of the Islamic period in this region forms the general structure of this research. The research indicates the similarity and compatibility of the findings of this plain with neighboring areas, especially Hamedan which have almost the same conditions in terms of environmental landscape and cultural context. Questions for this study include: Which types of pottery of the Islamic period can be identified in Qorveh plain? At what time period are the studied pottery findings dated? Do the pottery findings of Qorveh plain show evidence of regional and extra-regional interaction? The results of this study show that 12 pottery types can be identified in the surface surveys of Qorveh plain and they can be dated from the early Islamic centuries to the present. The studied pottery is very close to the neighboring areas in terms of technique and patterns and we can even say that they are quite similar; but in comparison with the cross-regional although the techniques are similar but are clear differences in terms of decorative motifs.