sefidchah, an image beyond of a cemetery recognition and study on themes and visual motifs of sefidchah`s cemetery

(received 4 jan 2014, accepted 2 mar 2014) abstract mazandaran, the northern province of iran, as an area with a different climate and political situation in their own special place has been allocated with itself in the history of this land. researchers familiar with the history, culture and art of ancient civilizations, have known this place a good platform for own exploring and searching. the study and survey manifest and covert quality of historical places such as ancient cemeteries in order to further understanding of the universe is important, for such researchers and interested who are active in this field. sefidchah is the title of cemetery filled with wondrous patterns and symbols has changed this cemetery from the place for keeping the corpse to historic treasures. the patterns are carved on rocks in different periods very simple devoid of any deception have been depicted, in different kinds such as: practical tools, animal motifs, vegetal, geometric, symbolic, calligraphy and human motifs, traveling in lines path of each of these motifs has track of thoughts, beliefs and opinions of own region people. due to the structure, kind of images and also special atmosphere dominate at this historic area and also a specific approach to this faces, has provided, base of creation this research in order to introduction and  keeping more this eternal  heritage. the research method of this study is the kind of research of descriptive- analytical and data gathering .this present writing probe the visual contents and common motifs in tombstones and with introducing some of the most important   trying to discover the meaning and concepts of living in a period   of history. study  and knowledge  from  this pattern and visual and spiritual perception  path in order to had  been achieved  the artistic, cultural, social values, insights and thoughts of the people of the region and own outcome acquaintance whit the human  history and  civilization and   even achieving to  own recognition. unfortunately, experts have been considered slightly the place with this width and extend of motifs, totally cases such as cemetery and gravestone is debated slightly that such as could pointed to article(a study of the islamic stone works in tabriz armenians cemetery)( mohamadbagher kabirsaber, 2013),(pir-e morad shrine, the cultural-religious perspective of baneh city)( farnoosh mokhles, ahmad ali farzin, shohre javadi, 2013) published in the scientific journal of nazar research center, and also article (semiology of shiraz darol salaam cemetery gravestone motifs) (published in ketabmah-art, 2010)that  the last case has discussed and explored about motifs on gravestone in large-scale. the other extend case that in this field, the research of mrs  shahrbanoo vafaei, 2002 has tried to study of sefidchah`s cemetery that needs attention to different organizations in order to extended published more and more. difference between this research and mentioned example was most attention with the visual contents and artistic attitude and try to introduce historical places in order to keep visual rich inheritance, justify present research need.