The Recent Archaeological Survey on Iron Age Graveyards and Settlements in Eywan, Shirah-Penah District, Western Iran

AbstractThe Eywan town is situated in the North-western part of Ilam province, in West of Iran. During February and March 2011, with the support of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization of Ilam province the North-Western part of this area known as Shirah-Penah was surveyed by authors. We found 26 sites among which 21 sites yielded evidence related to Iron Age and others belong to Historical and Islamic period. We gave a reference number to each site namely: EY.001 to EY.026. All our found materials are presently housed in the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization of Ilam Province. The aim of the present paper is to introduce the settlements and some of the graveyards which have not been previously registered or studied