Bronze Age Ornaments collection in the eastern half of Iran

This paper presents the types of Bronze Age ornaments identified in the prominent sites of the northeastern and southeastern cultural areas of Iran. This study was put forth to scrutinize the main locations in these cultural areas, namely, Toorang Hill, Shah Hill, Narges Hill, Hessar Hill, the Burnt City, Shahdad, Molla Yahya Hill, and Bampour Hill(Figure1). Based on the investigation, the following types of jewelry were identified in all of the abovementioned areas in summary: various forms of beads, bead necklaces, bead and metal sheet bracelets , earrings rings, metal and stone pendants with diverse shapes, coronets with engraved ornamentations, hairpins, shackles, and snoutishes. Each of these types can be classified into different categories.

Keywords:

Ornaments , Bronze age , Iran