ABSTRACT

The historical site of Vigol and Harāskān is located in Isfahan province (Iran). Archaeological studies showed that this site was inhabited at least from the Sasanian period to the Islamic middle ages. Archaeological excavations in 2010 resulted in the discovery of a fire temple belonging to the Sasanian period. Previous studies have shown that this fire temple, in comparison to others such as Niasar and Khoramdasht Fire Temples in Kashan plain, Natanz Fire Temple, Atashkouh of Delijan, Nevis and Chāhak of Qom, and Separoo of Nain, could be considered as the most important fire temple in terms of structure and archaeological evidence in the centre of Iran during the Sasanian period. This fire temple consists of a chāhār tāqi building with religious elements surrounded by a circumambulatory corridor. The fire temple of Vigol and Harāskān is considered as one of the prominent examples of local fire temples in the Sasanian period. The present study indicated that this fire temple was built in the Sasanian period and used for religious purposes until the beginning of the Islamic era. However, this fire temple lost its religious nature and was totally abandoned with the gradual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in the region.

摘要

Vigol 和 Harāskān 的历史遗址位于伊斯法罕省（伊朗）。考古研究表明，该遗址至少从萨珊王朝时期到伊斯兰中世纪就有人居住。2010 年的考古发掘发现了一座属于萨珊王朝的火庙。以往的研究表明，这座火神庙，与卡尚平原的 Niasar 和 Khoramdasht 火神庙、纳坦兹火神庙、德利让的阿塔什库、库姆的尼维斯和查哈克以及纳因的 Separoo 等其他火神庙相比，可以被认为是最重要的萨珊王朝时期伊朗中部的火庙结构和考古证据。这座火庙由chāhār tāqi 组成带有宗教元素的建筑，被环绕的走廊环绕。Vigol和Harāskān的火庙被认为是萨珊时期当地火庙的突出例子之一。目前的研究表明，这座火庙始建于萨珊王朝时期，一直用于宗教目的，直到伊斯兰时代开始。然而，随着该地区琐罗亚斯德教的逐渐衰落，这座火神庙失去了宗教性质，完全被废弃了。