An Achaemenid "Paradise" in the Caucasus: Settlement and Landscape Studies near Karacamirli, Azerbaijan

该提案的主题是通过考古和地球物理方法调查阿塞拜疆Karacamirli的阿契美尼德人住宅。到目前为止，它是伊朗以外唯一有考古记录的阿契美尼德帝国的住所。它被行政和服务大楼包围，可能还有广阔的花园（“paradeisos”）。先前的研究表明，核心结构是密切模仿建筑从帝国的核心，在波斯波利斯。Karayamirli遗址的大量遗迹无法用传统的考古学方法进行有效的研究。为此，将使用地球物理方法（磁力计，可能还有电阻率测量和雷达勘探）来探测大型结构并指导挖掘工作。一个附带的表面调查将揭示职业历史和网站的功能组织。特别关注住宅及其相关建筑与附近原住民定居点之间的关系，以了解帝国权力的运作程序和内部组织及其对当地社会的影响。

The subject of the proposal is the investigation of an Achaemenid residence at Karacamirli, Azerbaijan through archaeological and geophysical methods. Up to now, it is the only archaeologically documented residence of the Achaemenid Empire outside of Iran. It was surrounded by administrative and service buildings, and possibly by extensive gardens ("paradeisos"). Previous research has shown that the core structure is closely modeled on buildings from the empire’s core, in Persepolis. The extensive remains at the site of Karayamirli cannot be studied efficiently with conventional archaeological field methods. For this reason, geophysical methods (magnetometer, and possibly resistivity measurements and radar-prospection) will be used to detect large-scale structures and to guide excavations. An accompanying surface survey will shed light on the occupational history and the functional organization of the site. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between the residence, its associated structures and a nearby indigenous settlement, in order to understand the operational procedures and interior organization of imperial power and its influence on the local society.