Dietrich Huff
Articles by Dietrich Huff
- FĀRS v. Monuments
FĀRS v. Monuments Prehistoric period. Only a few of the countless prehistoric mounds in the mountain valleys of Fārs have…
- FĪRŪZĀBĀD
FĪRŪZĀBĀD, town and district (šahrestān) in Fārs, about 110 km south of Shiraz (lat 28° 50´ N, long 52° E,…
- DĀRĀB (2)
DĀRĀB. i. Modern city and šahrestān. ii. History and archeology. iii. Rock reliefs. i. MODERN CITY AND ŠAHRESTĀN The…
- ČAHĀRṬĀQ
ČAHĀRṬĀQ i. In pre-Islamic Iran. ii. In the Islamic period. i. In Pre-Islamic Iran Čahārṭāq, literally “four arches,” is…
- BRIDGES
BRIDGES (Pers. pol, Mid. Pers. pohl, Av. pərətu-) i. Pre-Islamic bridges. ii. Bridges in the Islamic period. i. Pre-Islamic…
- GYPSUM
GYPSUM (Pers. Gač; CaSo4.1/2H2O), produced from natural gypsum rock (pure CaSO4.2H2O) by firing in kilns or piles and subsequent pulverization…
- GERMANY ii. Archeological excavations and studies
GERMANY ii. ARCHEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS The first Germans who reported on the historical and archeological monuments of the ancient…
- PALACE ARCHITECTURE
PALACE ARCHITECTURE. The abundant variety of styles in Iranian domestic architecture conceals a basic functional system that has remained unchanged…
- QALʿA-YE DOḴTAR
QALʿA-YE DOḴTAR, a vast barrier fortress with a lofty palace of royal dimensions, built by the founder of the Sasanian…
- MASJED-E SANGI
MASJED-E SANGI, a rock-cut mosque near the ancient site of Dārābgerd. The site, also known as the Qaṣr-e Doḵtar or…
- TAḴT-E SOLAYMĀN
TAḴT-e SOLAYMĀN, outstanding archeological site with substantial Sasanian and Il-khanid ruins in Azerbaijan, between Bijār and Šāhin-dež, about 30 km…