The land of Kurdistan was distinguished by variations in terrain, environment and climate. natural climatic characteristics had a great influence creating environments suitable for settlement. This helped to provide the basic necessities living its sources water, plants animals. It provided home early hunters collectors food benefit from rich resources. led emergence first signs human pioneers,...

Under the Superstition Mountains in central Arizona toil those who would rob humankind o f its humanity. These gray, soulless monsters methodically tear away at our meaning, our subjectivity, our essence as transcendent beings. With each advance, they steal our freedom and dignity. Who are these denizens of darkness, these usurpers of all that is good and holy? None other than humanity’s arch-f...

Narseh son of Šābuhr I reigned from 293 to 302, once he had won the dynastic war that saw him opposing his grand-nephew, Wahrām III, narrated events in great Paikuli inscription, which also contains names a long list nobles and magnates, who paid obeisance new king. In Šābuhr’s inscription at Naqš-i Rustam bore title « King Hindestān, Sagestān Tūrān up seashore,” while later, likely under eithe...

. introduction weathering is crushing, decomposition and decaying the rocks of outer earth's crust by natural processes such as; running waters, wind blowing and ice creeping and biological actions and so on. the study of weathering is important because this process lead to formation of all known of soil types in outer part of earth crust finally. climate is the most important parameter in crea...

â â â  chele basin is located in zagros mountains and the border between kermanshah and ilam. seems young geomorphological landforms in the region, are as a result of quaternary neotectonic activities . the purpose of this study is assessment of young morphotectonic movements influence on landform evolution in the chele basin øŒ and comparing the result with the tentative indices and geomorphic...

summer heat and drought conditions, especially in the southern half of iran's air sovereignty is recognized. in order to investigate the synoptic conditions - scanning the effect of unusual rain event for summer 12 to 6 september 2008 (22-16 september 1387) in the southern zagros range, environmental approach to sightseeing and daily statistics recording station 270 days of rain detected. ...

abstract focusing on geographic and environmental factors, this article discusses recent recurring shifts in the mode of subsistence – from transhumant to sedentary pastoralism – observed among the bakhtiaris of central zagros. the article suggests that the evolutionary changes have been part of an adaptation strategy followed by bakhtiari communities in the face of new environmental conditions...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are the most serious plant parasitic nematodes having a broad host range exceeding 2,000 plant species. Quercus brantii Lindl. and Q. infectoria Oliv are the most important woody species of Zagros forests in west of Iran where favors sub-Mediterranean climate. National Botanical Garden of Iran (NBGI) is scheduled to be the basic center for research and education of bot...

— A very small of species Myotis in the Myotis daubentoni group was found in a valley of the foothills of the Annamit Mountains, Quan Binh Province, Vietnam. Thirteen specimens of this bat were compared with other Eurasian big-footed bats. Analysis of external and skull morphology indicate this Vietnamese form should be described as a new species. Compared to other species of Myotis the new tax...