Document Type : Research Paper
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Department of Archaeology, University of Jiroft
Abstract
Based on an interdisciplinary approach, the present research adopts its methodology according to the “material culture” concept in anthropology and archaeology and the “theory of practice” in the social sciences. This work is especially focused on the function of the cultural heritage symbols in the public spaces of the contemporary Jiroft city. Data were gathered through archival and field techniques and examined via a descriptive-analytic method. The sociopolitical milieu of such adaptations of cultural symbols in the urban development projects is contextualised spatially (southern Kerman region) and diachronically (roughly mid to late 14th century of the Iranian solar calendar). It is argued that the hysteresis of the 1350s and 1360s may be inferred in the region. In the 1380s, Jiroft’s ancient heritage turned into a hot topic in the academia internationally and then in the region’s social spheres. Firstly, local endeavours to reach competitive positions in the field of economy were rather controlled by the field of power. Therefore, the strategies were chiefly limited to the field of knowledge. Scientific achievements brought about the popularity of the concepts of distinguished identity and heritage in the communal habitus in the region. This zeitgeist had reflections in the public space of the urban environment.
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