Tehran Plain in the Islamic Period

This paper was a report of the preliminary results of archaeological investigations of the settlement pattern of the Islamic period of the Tehran Plain which was trying to analyze the overall shape of the settlement of this plain as the most important center of social, historical and cultural change during different historical periods with emphasis on historical sources. Moreover, the vicissitudes of the city of Rey and its villages related to human factors such as political and religious disagreements or natural phenomena such as earthquake or drought were considered In addition, the relation between settlement patterns and economic and social interactions of the residents of the Tehran plain, from the archaeological perspective was clarified and consequently the pattern for social and economic relations of satellite suburbs of Tehran Plain with Rey was established. Finally, the mechanism of producing agricultural and industrial products in the Plain was considered and the way of trading and exchange of goods between rural and urban communities in Tehran Plain were studied.