Newly discovered rock art sites in Balandar, Mashhad province, north-eastern Iran. (5th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sigari, Dario; Toghrae, Mahmoud; Basafa, Hassan
• Is Part Of: Antiquity. Volume 91:Number 357(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-06-05
• Subjects: Archaeology -- Periodicals; Antiquities -- Periodicals; 930.05
• DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2017.77
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-598X

Abstract

Abstract : The site of Pire Mazar Balandar (or PMB001) is located near the village of Balandar in the Khorasan region of north-eastern Iran (33°09′37.64′′N, 59°29′52′′E;Figure 1 ). It consists of an outcrop of volcanic rock on a mountain peak (1532m asl) on the north-eastern side of the Binaloud range, above the city of Mashhad (Figure 2 ).