Abbas Alizadeh (born 1951) is an

Iranologist Iranian studies ( fa, ايران‌شناسی '), also referred to as Iranology and Iranistics, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the research and study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It ...

and Persian

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

. Alizadeh is a senior research associate at the Oriental Institute of

The University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the be ...

, who works with the Iranian Prehistoric Project. He has supervised foreign teams of archaeologists working throughout Iran. He is known for his investigations of Chogha Bonut.Mullen, William
PERSIAN CITY'S RUINS, RICHES FIND A HOME IN CHICAGO
''Chicago Tribune'', September 9, 2000

References

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- by Abbas Alizadeh, with contributions by N. F. Miller, A. M. Rosen, and R. W. Redding

External links

Iranian Prehistoric Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alizadeh, Abbas Iranian archaeologists American Iranologists Iranian Iranologists American people of Iranian descent Living people 1951 births