Name
Omām اُمام
Map
Historical Period
Iron Age
History and description
The village of Omām is located in the valley of the Chāk Rūd 15 km east of Deylamān as crow flies. Clandestine excavations brought to light a number of graves and grave goods in the vicinity of the village. There are three types of tombs at Omām: ellipsoidal pit graves, simple pit graves, and stone tombs. A short exploration of the site by archaeologists on behalf of the Iranian Archaeological Department resulted in the proper excavation of two stone tombs (2 x 1 x 0.80 m). Burials consist of skeletons lying on the back, ceramic vessels, bronze or iron daggers, and spearheads.
Archaeological Exploration
Habibolah Samadi excavated tombs at Omām on behalf of the Iranian Archaeological Department in 1955. He reported a selection of them along with those excavated in nearby sites. Later, in 1961, Seyfollah Kambakhsh Fard and Mahmoud Kordovani excavated two tombs at Omām on behalf of the Iranian Archaeological Department.
Finds
Pottery: Typical Gray Ware of the Iron Age II and III, with a handful of painted ceramics
Metals: Mostly daggers in bronze and occasionally in iron; personal ornaments such as earrings and pins in bronze
Bibliography
Samadi, H., “Les découvertes fortuites,” Arts Asiatiques, Vol. 6/3, 1959, pp. 189-194 (for Omām and Tomājan).
Kambakhsh Fard, S., Tehran-e sehezārodevist sāleh bar asās-e kavoshhāy-e bāstānshenāsi, Tehran, 1370/1991, p. 127, figs. 157-158.
Kambaskh Fard, S., “An Account of the Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Foothills of Gīlān, Northern Iran,” Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History, No. 17, 1995, pp. 19-20 (for Omām). In Persian.
Mousavi, A., Le Guilān au début de l’âge du Fer. Essai de synthèse et d’interprétation selon l’état actuel des données archéologiques, Université Lumière Lyon II, Lyon, 1997 (unpublished masters thesis).
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