Torbat-e Jam Plain in the east of Great Khorasan due to fertile soil, two seasonal rivers such as Harirud and Jamrud, and branches of the Silk Road in this region, was a suitable area for cultural settlements during the history.... more
Torbat-e Jam Plain in the east of Great Khorasan due to fertile soil, two seasonal rivers such as Harirud and Jamrud, and branches of the Silk Road in this region, was a suitable area for cultural settlements during the history. Therefore, studying in this area provides researchers with valuable information about economic, commercial, and even cultural and artistic history. Meanwhile, Qasr-e Golchehreh is one of the archaeological sites in the east of Great Khorasan in Torbat-e Jam Plain, 2 km southeast of Langar village, which has always been a suitable environment for settlements due to its favorable climatic and communication routes. The presence of pottery and brick walls on this site points to the richness and human settlements in this historical site. Unfortunately, so far, this site has just been identified and introduced to the list of historical monuments. Therefore, it is necessary to study this very important site in Torbat-e Jam Plain, which has not been addressed so far, and also to determine the date of its settlement. Accordingly, this research, which is carried out with a descriptiveanalytical approach, has attempted to answer the following research questions: 1-According to the Ceramic chronology which period does this site belong? 2-With which regions has it had the most cultural interactions? Accordingly, after selecting the diagnostic shreds and conducting a typological and comparative study, the following results were obtained: the pottery shreds belonged to the Parthian, Sassanid, and Middle Islamic periods. Most of the trans-regional connections of this region can be considered with the northeastern regions of Iran such as Dargaz, Sarakhs, Neyshabur, and Tous, and in the east with Birjand, and in the southeast with Sistan and Makran.
