An Introduction to the Motifs of the Petroglyphs in Darreh Sabz, the Green Valley, Located in the Southeast of Kurdistan Province

Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei; Ali Behnia

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An Introduction to the Motifs of the Petroglyphs in Darreh Sabz, the Green Valley, Located in the Southeast of Kurdistan Province

Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei, Ali Behnia

Published in International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 9, Issue 2)

Received: 9 August 2021 Accepted: 26 August 2021 Published: 31 August 2021

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Abstract

Mountainous plains located in the middle of the Zagros Mountains in Ghorveh have attracted different ethnic groups and provided suitable opportunities for living and continuity the human life process since ancient times throughout history due to enjoying suitable environmental conditions. There is a site of rock art in the southeast of Kurdistan, located in the village of Zarrineh, called Darreh Sabz, the Green Valley. Some of its figures and motifs contain important elements comparable in terms of style and morphology to the lithographs of different regions in Iran and also other similar sites in Kurdistan. Some of these motifs and figures have been created on the rocks in overlappingintervals during several different periods. The petroglyphs found in Darreh Sabz, Green Valley, include human-like motifs in various combinations and poses, horse and rider, and motifs of animal figures including goats, rams, ewes, camels and other motifs in the form of graphic and abstract elements and also geometric shapes and symbols. Generally, the present survey is an attempt to introduce and examine the lithographic symbols of the Green Valley. This article is based on. To do this, the methodology used in this research is historical-analytical descriptive method which is based on field studies and library documents. In examining and analyzing the Green Valley rock arts, we have come across a number of questions including the form and the whole subject matter taken into account in creating the rock art drawings, their creators and artists and also the purpose of creating these drawings, motifs and figures on a rocky outcrop and out of sight of the general public in those periods of time. Based on the findings of this study, there are no images, figures and motifs without conveying some specific concept and meaning among the drawings of the Green Valley.

Published in	International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ija.20210902.12
Page(s)	45-49
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Rock Engraving, Darreh Sabz, Green Valley, Petroglyph, Kurdistan, Iran

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Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei

Department of Archaeology, Bu-Ali-Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
Ali Behnia

Department of Archaeology, Bu-Ali-Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

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