An analysis on the Islamic period Tombstones of Alashtar county, Lurestan province

Graves and cemeteries, more than being a place for burying the dead, relate a large part of the thought and life of the living to themselves. The remains of the oldest tombstones of Al-Shatar show the customs and burial rituals in the life of the people of this region from ancient times to today. It can be said that the decorative motifs on the tombstones of Al-Shatar city are a window to the world of religious and cultural thoughts of this region. The purpose of this research is to analyze and categorize tombstone motifs in Al-Shatar city. This research has investigated and studied the tombstone motifs of this region by descriptive-analytical method and also along with field and library studies with an anthropological approach. Therefore, the main questions of this research are: 1- How many categories are the theme and content of tombstone decorative motifs divided into? 2- What period do the studied tombstones belong to? The old tombstones of Elshtar city have various decorative motifs such as: geometric, hunting, animal, human and plant, and also have themes such as: hunting and agility, female merit and milking, piety and religiousness, freshness and beauty, belief in birth and The world is hospitality and hospitality. The authors are of the opinion that the motifs and signs of these graves originate from the main lifestyles of the residents of this region; Therefore, 15 cemeteries have been documented and their decorative motifs have been studied.