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对阿塞拜疆卡拉卡米利的一处阿契美尼德住宅进行调查。到目前为止，它是阿契美尼德帝国在伊朗以外唯一有考古记录的住所。它周围是行政和服务大楼，可能还被广阔的花园所包围(“paradeisos”)。之前的研究表明，核心建筑是以帝国核心波斯波利斯的建筑为模型的。Karayamirli遗址的大量遗迹不能用传统的考古现场方法进行有效的研究。为此，将使用地球物理方法(磁强计，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。随之而来的地面调查将阐明该场地的职业历史和功能组织。将特别关注住所及其相关结构与附近土著聚落之间的关系，以了解皇权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.