{"id":4293,"date":"2025-11-13T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientirannews.com\/en\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:55:18","slug":"rahbar-mehdi-2025-the-archaeological-excavation-in-the-crypt-of-turk-abad-tehran-farsang-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientirannews.com\/en\/rahbar-mehdi-2025-the-archaeological-excavation-in-the-crypt-of-turk-abad-tehran-farsang-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahbar, Mehdi. 2025. The Archaeological Excavation in the Crypt of Turk Abad. Tehran: Farsang Press."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4293\" class=\"elementor elementor-4293\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2508cc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2508cc5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe2529 ahura-dark-mode-filter-texts-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe2529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Farsang Press has recently published The Archaeological Excavation in the Crypt of Turk Abad, authored by Dr. Mehdi Rahbar, a leading Iranian archaeologist. This volume presents the results of detailed archaeological excavations at the ancient crypt of Turk Abad \u2014 recognized as the first known Iranian dakhma (funerary tower) designed for exposing corpses to open air.<\/p><p>The book is organized in three chapters:<br \/>The first introduces Iranian dakhmas and \u201ctowers of silence\u201d from ancient to Islamic times.<br \/>The second presents the excavation report, architectural structure, and burial findings from Turk Abad.<br \/>The third describes the excavated artifacts, including metal, ceramic, wooden, and textile objects.<\/p><p>Based on new archaeological data and field analysis, this publication represents a significant contribution to the study of ancient Iranian funerary practices and religious beliefs, offering valuable material for scholars of archaeology, Iranian history, and Zoroastrian traditions.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udcd8 Book Details:<br \/>Author: Dr. Mehdi Rahbar<br \/>Publisher: Farsang Press<br \/>Year: 2025<br \/>Pages: 92<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-lg superwebshare-button-default superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #BD3854;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farsang Press has recently published The Archaeological Excavation in the Crypt of Turk Abad, authored by Dr. Mehdi Rahbar, a leading Iranian archaeologist. 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