Naghmeh Mahzounzadeh, Eugenio Bortolini. “Beyond Shape: a New Perspective on the Classification of Arrowheads from the Historical Pre-Islamic Period in Iran”

The article, published in the first number of new series East & West journal edited by ISMEO, proposes an innovative methodology, based on pattern recognition techniques, for study metal arrowheads, and a typology mainly focused materials dated between 6th 4th century BCE. authors propose pilot study, part larger project still underway, which 167 arrowheads from sites Persepolis, Tol-e Ajori Susa are taken into consideration. Eac...