Ravaz

For the French botanist, see Louis Étienne Ravaz.

Village in West Azerbaijan, Iran

Ravaz

روض

village

Ravaz

Coordinates: 39°10′34″N 44°18′41″E﻿ / ﻿39.17611°N 44.31139°E﻿ / 39.17611; 44.31139
Country|  Iran
Province| West Azerbaijan
County| Chaldoran
Bakhsh| Central
Rural District| Chaldoran-e Shomali
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 111
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Ravaz (Persian: روض, also Romanized as Ravaẕ)[1] is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 111, in 21 families.[2]

## Köhne Shahar

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Köhne Shahar is a very large archaeological site located near the village. Situated in a narrow valley at the altitude of 1905m asl, it belongs to the Kura–Araxes culture, also known as the Early Transcaucasian Culture (ETC). Excavations here have identified ceramics similar to those of South Caucasus and east Anatolia belonging to ETC II phase, as well as to ETC III phase.[3]

The site was excavated between 2012 and 2014 by archaeologist Karim Alizadeh. Kohne Shahar covers approximately 15 hectares, which is very large for Kura-Araxes sites. It consists of a citadel, which is separated by a large wall from the lower town that includes a cemetery.

A community-wide production economy has been identified here with little direct evidence for a stratified social organization. There are several areas of specialised craft production that used imported bitumen, manufacturing objects of stone, deer antler, and cattle horn. Also textiles were produced here.[4]

Five distinct phases of occupation have been found, starting in 3200 BC, and continuing to 2500 BC.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Ravaz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3826577" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
3. ^ a b Samei, Siavash; Alizadeh, Karim (2020-03-04). "The spatial organization of craft production at the Kura-Araxes settlement of Köhne Shahar in northwestern Iran: A zooarchaeological approach". PLOS ONE. 15 (3): e0229339. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1529339S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229339. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7055827. PMID 32130253.
4. ^ Alizadeh K, Samei S, Mohammadkhani K, Heidari R, Tykot RH. Craft production at Köhne Shahar, a Kura-Araxes settlement in Iranian Azerbaijan. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 2018; 9(51): 127–143.

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