Mannea is the most important state in the first millennium B.C that ruled a vast part of northwestern Lran for several centuries. The ancient site of Qalaichi near Bukan. is one of the most important sites of Mannea and dateable to around 800-600 B.C. (Iron Age III). The high quality pottery as.semblage of Qalaichi is of prime importance and can be classified into fine, common and coarse wares. It contains also a few painted and glazed sherds comparable to material from Ziwiye and Zendan-i Soleyman. Fig. 1. Location of Qalaichi.All data and information in this article have been provided through a season of intensive fieldwork at Qalaichi and two seasons of survey in the Southem Urmia Basin.
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