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Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi

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Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi (Persian: صادق ملک شهميرزادی) (born April 24, 1940) is an Iranian archaeologist and anthropologist. In 1964 he finished his BA in archaeology at the University of Tehran. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. After returning to Iran in 1970, he started teaching at the University of Tehran. Four years later, with a fellowship from the Ministry of Higher Education and Tehran University, he studied Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his Ph.D. in Prehistoric Anthropology in 1977. He is the author of over 60 research articles and books.

In 2004, the Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported that, "Iranian archeologists planned to identify the food basket and diet of the people who lived in the historical site of Sialk over 7,000 years ago," and "Shahmirzadi, discoverer of the ziggurat, [was] head of the research team," according to Payvand.com. [1]

Speaking at the Bolaghi Gorge Seminar held on Jan. 20, 2007 in Tehran, Shahmirzadi said, “Until some 40 years ago, people did not show much interest toward archeological sites and the issue of cultural heritage was somehow unknown but today we are witnessing such a large gathering with the presence of a large number of experts and NGOs who show great concern for preserving cultural heritage of Iran and their heart is beating for Bolaghi Gorge as a historical and national heritage site.” [2]

Books (partial list)

  • 1978, Introduction to Sociology (in Persian).
  • 1994, Fundamental of Archaeology, Prehistoric Iran, Prehistoric Mesopotamia and Art and Archeology of Ancient Egypt (in Persian).
  • 1996, English for Student of Archeology.
  • 1996, Dictionary of Archaeology English-Persian-Persian-English. (ISBN 964-01-0844-8)
  • 1996, Iranian Houses.
  • 1998, History of Early Iran (in Persian); co-authors with Dr. M. Haririan, Dr. J. Amoozgar, and N. Mirsaidi. (Fifth printing 2006).
  • 1999, Prehistoric Iran; Iran From The Earliest Times to the Dawn of Urbanism.
  • 2000, Agh Tepe; co-author with Jebraeil Nokandeh.
  • 2004, The Silversmiths of Sialk (in Persian). (ISBN 9647483872)
  • 2006, Sialk, The Oldest Fortified Village of Iran; Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Tehran, Iran.

References

  1. ^ "Experts try to discover diet of 7,000 years ago in Sialk". Retrieved 2010-08-9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Bolaghi Gorge Summit Ended without Achieving a Result". Retrieved 2010-08-9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)