Authors : Seyed Mohsen Madineh, Ahmad Reza Sohrabi, Abdolmajid Mohammadi and Akbar Veismoradi
Abstract: In pre-historic, potteries designs represent the minds and beliefs of the people of that era. Giyan hill by dating back of 5,000 years in the West of Iran has always been an important issue that has continued without stop for thousands of years. The potteries designs of this hill in five archaeological layers that covers fourth millennium to the early of first millennium has five different styles from each other. Designs of potteries have been sometimes symbolism areas of inhabitants of this hill and sometimes is not seen any designs on potteries. Human of this period have has attention to natural elements like the moon, sun and mountain, animals, land and waters and pay attention to the symbolism in various forms. Difference in designs in different layers can be opens the door to understanding the minds of artists of Giyan hill, although it can never be definitively ruled because the symbolic forms have very complex forms in themselves.
Seyed Mohsen Madineh, Ahmad Reza Sohrabi, Abdolmajid Mohammadi and Akbar Veismoradi, 2017. Evaluate the Potteries Designs of Giyan Hill from the Symbology and Semiotic Perspective. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 1331-1341.