The Pasargad Heritage Foundation wishes to acknowledge the passing of Professor Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi, an Iranian archaeologist and researcher, on October 13 in Tehran.
Professor Shahmirzadi completed his studies in archeology at the University of Tehran, and his master’s degree at the Institute of Oriental Studies at the University of Chicago. He then received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his educational work, Shahmirzadi was also in charge of excavating many historical sites in Iran, including: Sagzabad, Zagheh, Poeinak Varamin, and Aq Tepe in Golestan Province.
One of Shahmirzadi’s most important efforts was the restoration “ Tape Sialk” – a large ancient archeological site- , which took five years.
In addition to university teaching, Professor Shahmirzadi was a prolific and active researcher and an author of many scientific and educational publications in archeology. He was the author of several books and articles in Farsi and English, including an archaeological textbook titled, “Prehistoric Iran: Archaeology of Iran from the Beginning to the Dawn of Urbanism.”