Reza Mehrafarin

Introduction

Professor of Archaeology

Education

BSc. in English Language Translation , Alameh Tabatabaee , Iran (1987 - 1991)
Thesis title:
MSc. in َArchaeology , University of Tarbiat Modarres , Iran (1993 - 1996)
Thesis title: Studying of Civilization Indications of Animal's Engravings on Cylinder Seals in Elam
PhD. in َArchaeology , University of Tarbiat Modarres , Iran (2000 - 2005)
Thesis title: The Archaeological Surveys and Analysis of the Zahak Domain in Sistan

Courses

Master Of Science

Archaeology of Ilam

Archaeology of the Historical Period of Sassanian

Archaeology of Mesopotamia from the Beginning of Literature to the third Ur

Archaeology of the Historical Period of Mesopotamia in the second and first millennium b.c.

Archaeology of the Historical Period of Parthian

Archaeology of the Historical Period of Greek

Archaeology of the Historical Period of Achaemenid

Archaeology of the Historical Period of Median

PHD

Geographical and Ecological Studies in the Ancient Regions of Iran

General Archaeology Survey of the Historical Period of Iran

General Archaeology Survey of the Historical Period of the Neighboring Areas

General Archaeology Survey of the Historical Period of Mesopotamia

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Research activities

Journal Papers

Effective Factors behind Formation and Collapse of Civilizations in Sistan, Iran. Reza Mehrafarin (2024)

Stone Scale/Weights of Bronze Age from Sistan, Iran Reza Mehrafarin (2022)

Functional Analysis of the Structure No. 3 of Dahān-e Qolāmān in Sistan of Iran Reza Mehrafarin (2021)

Cyrus the Great Parallelism with Zolqarnein (Interpretation of Verses 82 - 97 of Surah al-Kahf in Holy Quran) Imaan Khosravi, Reza Mehrafarin (2017)

A Review on Chronology of Palace of Kuh-e Khajeh (Qaleh Kaferun) Relying on the Surface Potsherd Seyyedeh Leila Banijamali, Javad Alaei Moghadam, Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji, Reza Mehrafarin (2016)

Alexander the Great in the Realm of Evergetaes Reza Mehrafarin (2016)

Tomb-e Kharg: A Significant Seleucid/Parthian Site in Rudbar Plain Within Halill Rud Basin, Southeastern Iran, Meisam Shahsavari, Reza Mehrafarin (2015)

X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Pottery Shards from New Archaeological Survey in South Region of Sistan, Hossein Sarhaddi Dadian, Zuliskandar Ramli, Nik Hassan Shuhaimi Nik Abdul Rahman, Reza Mehrafarin (2015)

Studies on the structural characteristics of Achaemenid pottery from Dahane-e Gholaman Zohreh Zehbari, Reza Mehrafarin, Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji (2015)

Mythological Scenes from Ancient Mesopotamia on Elamit Cylinder Seals Nooraddin Mehdi Qaempanah, Reza Mehrafarin, Melika Heidari (2014)

Clothing of People in Sistan during Parthian Period with Reference to the Frescos of Koh-E Khajeh Reza Mehrafarin, Zoheir Vasegh Abbasi, Mojtaba Saadatiyan (2013)

Archaeological Survey of Kooh-e Khajeh in Sistan Reza Mehrafarin, Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji, Seyyedeh Leila Banijamali (2011)

A Study of the Ceramics of East Iran During the Later Parthian Era With Special Reference to Tapa Gowri Reza Mehrafarin, Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji, Soltanali Feyz (2011)

In Search of Ram Shahrestan The Capital of the Sistan Province in the Sassanid Era Reza Mehrafarin, Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji (2010)

The Lady Represented in Narseh’s Relief: Shapurdokhtak or Anahita? Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji, Reza Mehrafarin (2009)

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Research interests

ٌReligion Archaeology
Archaeological field survey

Director of Archeology Department of University Mazandaran (1395 - 1397)
Research Assistant at Institute of Geosciences and Geography of Sistan and Baluchestan University (1389 - 1392)
Director of Archeology Department of Sistan and Baluchestan University (1384 - 1388)