Dr. Nima Nezafati’s CV 1 October 2018

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality: Iran

Address (Office): Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Faculty of Basic Sciences,

Department of Earth Sciences, Pounak, 14778-93855 Tehran, Iran

Tel. (office): +98-21-44 86 51 54 (3285)

Cell phone: +98-912-808 35 77

Fax: +98-21-44 84 97 38

E-mail: nezafati@srbiau.ac.ir nima.nezafati@gmail.com

Websites: http://faculty.srbiau.ac.ir/n-nezafati/en

http://iau.academia.edu/nezafati www.researchgate.net/profile/Nima_Nezafati

EDUCATION

2014 - Postdoctoral research fellow (from 01.09 to 22.12) at University of Heidelberg, Institute of Earth

Sciences and the Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum-Archäometrie (Mannheim), Germany (Gerda Henkel

Fellowship), Research focus: Review of the archaeometallurgical remains of Arisman ancient site,

http://www.lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/dr._nima_nezafati

- Postdoctoral research fellow (from 01.07 to 30.09) at the German Mining Museum and the Ruhr

University of Bochum, Germany (Heinrich Winkelmann Fellowship), Research focus: Mineralogical

and geochemical investigations on the Veshnaveh ancient mine, central Iran,

http://www.bergbaumuseum.de/de/forschung/heinrich-winkelmann-stipendium

2005-2006

Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in mineralogy (economic geology and archaeometry) at University of Tübingen, Germany.

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. G. Markl, Prof. Dr. E. Pernicka, and Dr. M. Momenzadeh.

Topic of research: Mineralization of Au-Sn-W-Cu in the Astaneh-Sarband area, West Central Iran; including a

comparison of the ores with ancient bronze artifacts from western Asia, (cum laude)

Available online at: https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/48972

(With focus on field work and geological mapping, and neutron activation analysis + ICP, XRF, petrography and

mineralography, electron probe microanalysis, Rb/Sr and Pb-Pb age determination, as well as O, Pb, and S isotope

analysis on ore, host rock and archaeological artifacts)

2001-2005

Ph.D. student in economic geology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. P.M. Herzig, Prof. Dr. E. Pernicka, and Dr. M. Momenzadeh

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1997-2000

M.Sc. in economic geology, Research Institute for Earth Sciences (affiliated to the Geological Survey of Iran),

Tehran, Iran, (summa cum laude + first rank). Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Momenzadeh, Prof. Dr. Emami and Prof.

Dr. Pernicka. Subject of thesis: Study on metal resources of the Natanz area, Central Iran (with an

investigation on ancient mining and metallurgical sites in the area)

1993-1997

B.Sc. in geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (second rank)

WORK EXPERIENCE

2018-present

Head of department of Earth Sciences at the "Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad

University", Tehran, Iran.

2016-2018

Exploration supervisor of two exploration projects in the Ardebil Province (NW Iran) from preliminary

to detailed phase, accomplished for the Iranian Mines and Mining Development and Renovation

Organization (IMIDRO).

2016-2017

Project executive of preparation of a road map for ancient mining and archaeometallurgical studies in

Iran for Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics (RCCCR-ICHTO), Tehran.

2015

Member of the "South of Jiroft Iranian-German joint Archaeological Survey" (still ongoing project in

search of possible resources of raw materials for ancient Mesopotamia).

Supervisor of the ancient metallurgical studies at "Tappeh Shoghali excavation", south of Tehran.

2013

Member of the "Iran-Japan Archaeological Expedition to Arsanjan", Fars Province, Iran (working on

Paleolithic-Neolithic lithic materials).

2009-2011

Part-time lecturer at "Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin", Department of Geology,

Qazvin, Iran (Teaching undergraduate courses)

2007-2011

Supervisor of ancient metallurgical studies at "Tappeh Sofalin excavation, south of Tehran"

2007-Present

Assistant professor of economic geology at the "Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad

University", Tehran, Iran (Permanent position)

2007-2017

Member of the "Zarneh (Exploration) Research Group", Tehran, Iran; 2014-2017 managing director of

the Zarneh Research Group

(Main focus of activities: economic geological and ancient mining studies in the Takht-e Soleyman-Takab

area (NW Iran); exploration and production procedure of some industrial minerals and rocks including

pumice, pozzolan, perlite, bauxite and laterite, and silica; archaeometric studies on some pottery shards

from Tappeh Sialk; and consultancy to some mining exploration companies)

2007-2008

Part-time lecturer at the "Department of restoration of cultural relics, Central Tehran Branch of

Islamic Azad University", Tehran, Iran (Teaching M.A. courses)

2007

Part-time lecturer of geology at "Payame Noor University", Varamin, Iran (Teaching undergraduate

courses)

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2003-2006

Supervisor of the mineralogical investigations of the "Sialk Reconsideration Project", Kashan, Iran

2000-2001

Economic geologist at the "Zaryaban Exploration Company", Tehran, Iran

(Main focus of activities: geological mapping in the scales of 1:20,000, 1:5,000 and 1:1000 in intrusion

related gold and copper porphyry terrains, prospecting for cement raw materials)

1999-2001

Member of the Iranian-German project team "Arisman Project" on old mining and metallurgy;

including the prospecting for mineral deposits and ancient mining and metallurgical sites in central Iran

(Anarak, Kashan, Ardestan) and investigation of the samples taken. The involved institutions were the

Geological Survey of Iran (GSI), Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHO), German Archaeological

Institute (DAI), German Mining Museum (DBM), and TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Archaeological science, archaeometry and archaeomaterials: including the ancient mining and metallurgy

of prehistoric Western and Middle Asia (especially from about 10,000 to 500 BCE). These comprise the

provenance and technological studies as well as investigations on early production of metals, ceramics,

glass, and lithic tools and exchange systems using diverse compositional, microstructural, and isotopic

studies of ore, rock, ceramics, mortar, and ancient metallurgical remains.

Metallogenesis, economic geology, and mineralogy in relation to archaeomaterials: including mineralogy,

geochemistry, and petrology of ore deposits and industrial minerals and rocks, application of industrial

minerals and rocks in the ancient times as well as in the modern industry, ore forming processes, petrology

and fluid-rock interactions, and isotopic geochemistry of ore deposits.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Some of the lecture notes are available at: http://iau.academia.edu/nezafati/Teaching-Documents

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

Subsurface geology, principles of mining exploration, English for geology students, physical geology

(+Lab.), mineralogy (+Lab.), structural geology, tectonics, principles of exploration geophysics,

stratigraphy, resource estimation and evaluation of ore deposits

POSTGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

M.Sc. (and M.A.) courses

Industrial minerals and rocks, isotope geology, igneous and metamorphic ore deposits, sedimentary ore

deposits, analytical methods for ore samples, research projects (M.A.), metallography of ancient metals

(M.A.), instrumental methods in mineralogy, geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits, principles of

geophysical exploration, geochronology, metallogeny of Iran, mineral resources and the environment,

environmental geochemistry, exploration of mineral deposits.

Ph.D. courses

Biogenic processes in mineralization, Precambrian continental crust and its economic resources,

instrumental analysis, geochemistry of stable isotopes, world metallogenesis, technical English.

QUESTION-DESIGNER (TESTER) OF THE ANNUAL CROSS-COUNTRY UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS

(Ph.D. & M.Sc. levels) OF THE ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY 2009-2014 (for the following items)

Technical German language (Ph.D. level), technical English language (Ph.D. and M.Sc. level), igneous and

metamorphic ore deposits (Ph.D. level), Iranian ore deposits and their genesis (Ph.D. level), economic

geology and geochemistry (M.Sc. level), and environmental geology (M.Sc. level)

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STUDENTS SUPERVISED

(Co-) Supervisor of 15 doctoral students and 25 master’s students as well as advisor of 30 students of economic

geology and archaeology

FORMER DOCTORAL STUDENTS (Thesis title in parentheses)

Sajjad Afzali (Geology, mineralogy, alteration and the genesis of the magnetite-apatite (+REE)

deposit of Gazestan, Bafq district, Yazd, Central Iran)

Pezhvak Didar (Geology and mineralogy of the pegmatites of south Mashhad (NE Iran); with

especial focus on their economic importance)

Robabeh Tavakkol (Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and the genesis of the Nikoui-yeh

(epithermal) gold prospect, Qazvin area, NW Central Iran)

Amin Panahi (Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of copper mineralization in the volcanic

rocks of the ophiolite complex of Noorabad, NW Luristan, West of Iran)

Mona Sojdehee (Geology, mineralogy, alteration, geochemistry, and the ore forming processes of

the Dar-Alou (porphyry) copper deposit using subsurface data, south Kerman, Central Iran)

Ramin Mohammadi Niaii (Genesis and Economic Geology of the Ay-Qalasi polymetallic (Pb-Zn-

Ag+Au) Deposit, West Central Iran)

Hossein Hadizadeh Khader (Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of the Nian

polymetallic deposit, southwest of Bajestan, Khorasan Razavi Province, NE Iran)

Ali Nokhbat-ol-Foghahaeii (Economic geology of three salt domes of Karmestaj, Chah boneh, and

Paskhand in the Laar area, Fars Province, South Iran)

Kourosh Shabani (Investigation on intrusion-hosted gold mineralizations of Tareek Darreh, Olang-

Firouzkuh, and Anbourta deposits in the Torbat-e Jaam area, NE Iran)

Farzad Mahdavi (Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and the genesis of the Kal-e Kaafi copper

(porphyry) deposit, Anarak area, Central Iran)

Mahmoud Mozaffari (Geology, geochemistry, alteration, and the genesis of the Sheitur iron

mineralization (5A anomaly), Bafq region, central Iran; based on surface and subsurface data)

Solat Atalou (Geology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the Masjed-Daghy porphyry deposit, East

Azarbaijan province, NW Iran; Based on surface and subsurface data)

Morteza Karim Baghban (IOCG type mineralization and its related alteration in the Torbat-e

Heydarieh-Darouneh area)

Samira Bakhtiari (Investigations on the genesis of the XIV iron prospect of the Bafq district, based

on the geochemistry of trace and rare earth elements)

Masoud Kiani (Economic geology and petrology of the ophiolitic complex of northwest of

Luristan area, west central Iran)

FORMER MASTER’S STUDENTS (Thesis title in parentheses)

M. Kargar Nesri (Economic geology of the iron deposit of Siah-Kuh, Kashmar, NE Iran)

A. Hasan Zadeh (Economic geology of the Chah-Firuzeh copper (porphyry) deposit, Kerman,

Central Iran)

E. Amiri (Investigation on the enhanced methods of restoration and conservation of Ikat textiles)

A. H. Zolfaghari (Geochemical–stream sediment-exploration on the Alishar 1:50,000 geologic

map, Markazi Province, Central Iran)

A. Taghilou (Economic geology of the Au-Cu deposit of Goloujeh, Zanjan, West Central Iran)

S. Pishdadi (Analysis of the lime mortars of the historical hydraulic structures of Shushtar, SW

Iran)

M. Karim Baghban (Economic geology of the Au-Cu exploration area of Moiin Abad, South

Khorasan Province, East Iran)

M. S. Sayyari (Heavy mineral exploration on the Mahmoud Abad coastal line of the Caspian Sea,

North Iran)

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R. Jabbari (Economic geology of the Chodar-Chay copper deposit, Tarom, Zanjan, West Central

Iran)

F. Shami (Exploration for Hg-Au in the Meek area, Marivan, Kurdestan, West Iran)

M. Karimi (Investigation on geology, geochemistry, alteration, and mineralization of the gold

anomalies of the Kuh Khezr, Sistan o Baluchestan Province, NE Iran)

M. Gholami (Economic geology of the Gowdagh copper occurrence, east of Saveh, Central Iran)

M. Abdollahi (Economic geology of the Shamoiel-Nabi copper occurrence, west Saveh, Iran)

M. Arbabi Motlagh (Geology, geochemistry, and mineralogy of the Aygaan gold exploration area,

NW Tehran, Iran)

H. Maghsoudi (Economic geology of the Sarborj gold occurrence, North Bardscan, NE Iran)

P. Seyyed Salehi (Economic geology of the Chah-Ali-Khan Au-Cu deposit, Anarak area, Central

Iran)

M. Yousef-Zadeh (Environmental geology of the Dar-Alou porphyry copper deposit, south of

Kerman, Central Iran)

M. Torkaman-Zehi (Exploration geology of the Cu-Au district of Janja, north of Sefidabeh, east

Iran)

S. Mohammadi (Economic geology of the Arjin iron deposit; based on new data, east of Zanjan,

west central Iran)

P. Nejati (Economic geology of the Alam-Kandi iron deposit, west of Zanjan, west central Iran)

E. Mohammadi (Economic geology of the Aliar Cu-Au occurrence, NW Iran)

A. Ahmadi (Economic geology of the Avansar Cu-Au occurrence, NW Iran)

E. Nematzadeh (Economic geology of the Baloughieh Cu-Au occurrence, west Ardebil, NW Iran)

K. Kiani Fard (Archaeometallurgical studies on the Iron Age metal artifacts of Tappeh Sofalin,

Varamin plain, North Central Iran)

R. Asgari (Archaeometallurgical studies on new findings from Arisman I ancient site)

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS & INVITED LECTURES

Invited lecturer to the conference of “Tappeh Sialk and Ancient Kashan Revisited ", London, UK, (July 2nd-

3rd 2018), Organized by Iran Heritage Foundation and the British Institute of Persian Studies.

Invited lecturer to the conference of “Tappeh Sialk: the Glory of Ancient Kashan ", London, UK, (March

31st 2017), organized by Iran Heritage Foundation. http://www.iranheritage.org/tappeh-sialk.html

Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for conferencing of the First International

Iran-German Symposium on Archaeometry, at the Islamic Art University of Tabriz, Iran (1st-4th November

2016).

Invited lecturer to the conference of “On salt, copper, and gold: the origins of early mining and metallurgy

in the Caucasus", Tbilisi, Georgia, (16-19th June 2016).

Invited lecturer to the "Internationales Alumni-Symposium zum Thema Ressourcen für die Zukunft -

Zukunft der Ressourcenwirtschaft", TU Bergakademie Freiberg (17-19th June 2015).

Gerda Henkel Postdoctoral Fellowship (1st October to 26th December 2014), http://www.lisa.gerda-henkel-

stiftung.de/dr._nima_nezafati

Invited lecturer to the “regular research colloquium of the University of Bochum, institute of

archaeological sciences” (July 2014).

Heinrich Winkelmann Postdoctoral Fellowship from the German Mining Museum (1st July to 30th

September 2014), http://www.bergbaumuseum.de/de/forschung/heinrich-winkelmann-stipendium

Invited lecturer to the "workshop on archaeological sciences", Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

(December 2012 and December 2013).

Invited lecturer to the national symposium of the "gold mineralization in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone",

Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran, Tehran, Iran (February 2012).

Invited lecturer to the "Anatolian Metal V Symposium", German Mining Museum (Deutsches Bergbau-

Museum), Bochum, Germany, (November 2008).

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Invited lecturer to the Workshop on "Early Iranian Metallurgy", University of Nottingham, UK

(September 2007).

Travel grant from the SEG and the Newmont Mining Corporation to the SEG 2006 Conference, Keystone,

Colorado, USA (May 2006).

Quenstedt-Jahresfeier poster price, University of Tübingen (July 2005).

SGA travel grant to the 8th SGA Meeting, Beijing, China (August 2005).

Scholarship from "Curt-Engelhorn Zentrum-Archaeometrie" (March 2005 to September 2006).

Support from the PHD-program of the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology for studies at

Freiberg and field work costs (October 2002- May 2005).

Scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) including German language course

(June 2002-October 2004).

Scholarship from TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Prof. Dr. E. Pernicka for PhD course in Germany

(October 2001-April 2002 and October 2004-March 2005).

LANGUAGE & IT SKILLS

Languages: Persian (native), English (Fluent), German (Fluent), Dari (Fluent), Arabic (Basic knowledge)

One of my lectures in English is available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wz7MOtNTMQ

IT skills: Microsoft Office, Corel Draw, GCDKit + Basic knowledge of some other software

TRAINING COURSES

Courses on practical mining and exploration (including GIS and feasibility studies) at Iranian Mining

Engineering Organization (2011).

Courses on teaching, organizational, and research skills at the training center of the Islamic Azad

University (2008-2010).

SGA short course on gold mineral systems, June 5-9, 2006, GeoZentrum Munich, Germany.

6th Freiberg Short Course in Economic Geology, “Exploration Geology – Discuss and Learning”,

November 11-14, 2004, Freiberg, Germany.

Short course on "Geochemistry, mineralogy and metallogeny of platinum-group deposits", October 12-14,

2004, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

Short course on “Advanced Ore Microscopy”, July 23-27, 2003, Freiberg, Germany.

Short Course on “Introduction to Fluid Inclusion Studies”, June 11-14, 2003, Heidelberg, Germany.

Compact course on “Stable Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology”, April 24 – May 4, 2003, Freiberg,

Germany.

Compact course on “Fluid Inclusion Studies”, March 10-14, 2003, Freiberg, Germany.

5th Freiberg Short Course in Economic Geology, “Platinum Group Element and Magmatic Sulfide

Deposits”, December 11-13, 2001, Freiberg, Germany.

Compact Course on “Old mining and metallurgy”, October 16-26, 1999, Kashan-Natanz, Iran

MEMBERSHIP

Iranian Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography (since 2011)

Iranian Society of Economic Geology (since 2010)

Iranian Mining Engineering Organization (grade 2 officer), Tehran Province Branch (since 2007)

International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD, since 2004)

Gesellschaft für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie (GNAA, since 2004)

Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA, since 2003) Society of Economic Geologists (student membership 2003-2006) Geological Society of Iran (since1996)

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REFEREE OF PROJECTS OR JOURNAL ARTICLES

Arabian Journal of Geosciences - Springer Verlag

Carbonates and Evaporates - Springer Verlag

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland Iran, Journal of British Institute of Persian Studies

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, Turkey

Earth Sciences Research Journal, Universidad Nacional De Colombia

Antiguo Oriente - Institute of Studies for the History of the Ancient East, Catholic University of Argentina

Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Press –

www.gsjournal.ir

(Iranian) Journal of Research on Archaeometry, Art University of Tabriz, http://jra-

tabriziau.ir/index.php?slc_lang=en&sid=1

Iranian Journal of crystallography and mineralogy, Mashad, Iran. http://www.ijcm.ir/

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, University of Sistan & Balouchestan Press. http://ijas.usb.ac.ir/

Archaeological Researches of Iran (Pazhohesh-Ha-Ye Bastanshenasi Iran), Bu Ali Sina University,

Hamadan, Iran. http://nbsh.basu.ac.ir/

(Persian) Journal of Archaeological Studies, Tehran University Press. http://jarcs.ut.ac.ir/

Journal of Iranian Archaeology (JIA), https://sites.google.com/site/iranianarchaeology/home

Journal of Basic Sciences - Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. http://jsiau.srbiau.ac.ir/

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS

SILVER-ERC Advanced Grant (European Research Council) under the leadership of Professor Dr. Francis

Albarède (albarede@ens-lyon.fr), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France

Chega Sofla Archaeological Project (since 2017)

South of Baluchestan Archaeological Survey and Excavation (2016)

South of Jiroft Iranian-German joint Archaeological Survey (Iranian-German joint project, since 2015)

Iran-Japan Archaeological Expedition to Arsanjan (2013)

Chiya Sabz Archaeological Excavations (2010)

Tappeh Shoghali Archaeological Excavations (2008 and 2015)

Tappeh Sofalin Archaeological Excavations (2007-2011)

Sialk Reconsideration Project at Tappeh Sialk (including international cooperation 2003-2006)

Iranian-German joint multidisciplinary project of Arisman (1999-2002)

EDITORIAL BOARD & OTHER SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Member of the editorial board of the Parseh Journal of Archaeological Studies (Since 2017)

http://journal.richt.ir/mbp/persons.php?slc_lang=en&sid=1

Member of scientific committee of the Öztunali 2017 International Geoarchaeology, Ancient Mining and

Metallurgy Symposium, University of Istanbul, 1st-4th November 2017, Turkey

Coordinator and co-organizer of the First International Iran-German Symposium on Archaeometry, 1st-4th

November 2016, Tabriz, Iran. https://www.researchgate.net/project/THE-FIRST-IRAN-GERMAN-SYMPOSIUM-

ON-ARCHAEOMETRY

Member of the scientific committee in the International Congress of Young Archaeologists, Tehran

(October 2015 and October 2017)

Member of the scientific committee in the 32nd National and the first International Geoscience

Conference, Geological Survey of Iran, Tehran, (February 2013)

Elected member of the Board of Directors of the “Society for Iranian Archaeology” (2015- 2017)

Member of the editorial advisory board of Journal of Iranian Archaeology (JIA),

https://sites.google.com/site/iranianarchaeology/home

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Contribution in the establishment of the M.Sc. course of "Archaeometry" at the Art University of Isfahan,

Iran (2014)

Member of the editorial board of (Iranian) Journal of "Geochemistry", Islamic Azad University, Zarand

Branch (2012-2014) (ISSN: 2322-3464) http://geochem.iranjournals.ir

Elected inspector (examiner) of the "Geological Society of Iran (GSOI)" (2007-2013)

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Some of Nima Nezafati’s publications are available at: http://iau.academia.edu/nezafati/Papers

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nima_Nezafati

The articles under review and the papers in preparation have not been listed

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

1. Nezafati, N., and Stöllner, T. 2017. Economic Geology, Mining Archaeological, and Archaeometric

Investigations on the Veshnaveh Ancient Copper Mine, Central Iran, Metalla, German Mining Museum.

No. 23.2, pp 67-90.

2. Nokhbatolfoghahaei, A., Nezafati, N., Ghorbani, M., and Etemadi Abdolabadi, B. 2017. Evidence for

origin and alteration in the dolomites of salt diapirs, Larestan, Southern Iran. Carbonates and Evaporites

11/2017 (open access), pp 1-15, DOI:10.1007/s13146-017-0399-5.

3. Nezafati, N. and Hessari, M. 2017. Tappeh Shoghali; a significant early silver production site in North

Central Iran. Periodico di Mineralogia 03/2017; 86(1):67-73+ supplementary. DOI: 10.2451/2017PM668.

4. Momenzadeh, M., Nezafati, N., Sarraf, M. H., and Shabani, K. 2016. Ancient gold-mercury mining in the

Takht-e Soleyman area, northwest Iran, Metalla, German Mining Museum. No. 22.2, pp 147-168.

5. Atalou, S., Nazafati, N., Lotfi, M., and Aghazadeh, M. 2017. Fluid Inclusion Investigations of the Masjed

Daghi Copper-Gold Porphyry-Epithermal Mineralization, East Azerbaijan Province, NW Iran. Open

Journal of Geology 01/2017; 07(08):1110-1127., DOI:10.4236/ojg.2017.78074.

6. Sabzian, A., Masoudi, F., Asadi-Harooni, H,., Emami, M. H., and Nezafati, N. 2017. Geology of the

Aftabrou Polymetallic Deposit, Saveh, Iran. Open Journal of Geology 01/2017; 07(07):978-999.,

DOI:10.4236/ojg.2017.77066.

7. Bakhtiyari, S., Lotfi, M., and Nezafati, N., and Gourabjeripour, A. 2016. Economic Geology of the XIV

Iron-Oxide Prospect, Bafq Mining District, Central Iran: A Preliminary Approach. Open Journal of

Geology 11/2016; 06(12):1580-1590., DOI:10.4236/ojg.2016.612112.

8. Bakhtiyari, S., Lotfi, M., and Nezafati, N., and Gourabjeripour, A. 2016. Petrology of the Plutonic Rocks

at the XIV Iron-Oxide Prospect, Bafq Mining District, Central Iran. Open Journal of Geology 01/2016;

06(12):1591-1604., DOI:10.4236/ojg.2016.612113.

9. Nezafati, N., and Hessari, M. 2016. Archaeometric studies on Neolithic bullet-shaped cores from East Chia

Sabz, Seymareh, Luristan, Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp 11-18.

DOI: 10.22111/IJAS.2016.3410

10. Sojdehee, M., Rassa, I., Nezafati, N., Vosoughi Abedini. 2016. Application of spectral analysis to

discriminate hydrothermal alteration zones at Daralu copper deposit, SE Iran. Arabian Journal of

Geosciences. DOI:10.1007/s12517-015-2068-0.

11. Ahmadi, S. M., Jafarirad, A., and Nezafati, N. 2016. Lead and Copper Mineral Prospectivity Mapping in

Kalatereshm Area, Based on Exploratory Data Sets Using AHP-Index Overlay Modeling In GIS (Semnan

Province, North of Iran). Journal of Geographic Information System, 07(06):677-691.

DOI:10.4236/jgis.2015.76055.

12. Mahdavi, F., Khakzad, A., Nezafati, N., Vosughi-Abedini, M. 2015. Geochemical characteristics of the

Kal-e Kafi Cu-Mo-Au porphyry deposit, Central Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, December

2015, Vol. 8, Issue 12, pp 10739-10758. DOI:10.1007/s12517-015-1893-5

13. Mohammadi Niaei, R., Daliran, F., Nezafati, N., Ghorbani M., Sheikh Zakariaei, J., and Kouhestani H.

2015. The Ay Qalasi deposit: An epithermal Pb‒Zn (Ag) mineralization in the Urumieh‒Dokhtar Volcanic

Belt of northwestern Iran, Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry (Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie

Abhandlungen), Potsdam, Germany, Vol. 192/3, pp 263-274, DOI:10.1127/njma/2015/0284.

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14. Esmaeli, M., Lotfi, M., and Nezafati, N. 2015. Fluid inclusion and stable isotope study of the Khalyfehlou

copper deposit, Southeast Zanjan, Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, November 2015, Vol. 8, Issue 11,

pp 9625-9633. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-1907-3.

15. Sojdehee, M., Rassa, I., Nezafati, N., Vosoughi Abedini, M., Madani, N., and Zeinedini E. 2015

Probabilistic modeling of mineralized zones in Daralu copper deposit (SE Iran) using sequential indicator

simulation. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. October 2015, Vol. 8, Issue 10, pp 8449-8459. DOI:

10.1007/s12517-015-1828-1. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12517-015-1828-1

16. Nazari, M., Lotfi, M., Rashid-Nejad-Omran, N., Nezafati, N. 2015. Geochemistry, mineralogy and genesis

of Band-e Narges skarn deposit, central Iran.. International Journal of Review in Life Sciences. Vol. 5 (5),

443-459. ISSN 2231-2935.

17. Hajibapir, G., Lotfi, M., Zia Zarifi, A., Nezafati, N. 2014. Application of Different Image Processing

Techniques on Aster and ETM+ Images for Exploration of Hydrothermal Alteration Associated with

Copper Mineralizations Mapping Kehdolan Area (Eastern Azarbaijan Province-Iran), Open Journal of

Geology, 2014, 4, 582-597, http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojg, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2014.411043

18. Nezafati, N. and Pernicka, E. 2012. Early silver production in Iran. Iranian Archaeology. Vol. 3. pp 37-45.

https://sites.google.com/site/iranianarchaeology/past-issues/vol-3-2012

19. Shabani, K., Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M., Rassa. I. 2011. Geochemical Exploration on the Tareek

Darreh Gold Deposit, North of Torbat-e Jaam, East Iran. Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences. Islamic Azad

University of Mashhad, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 175-183.

20. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M. 2011. Early tin-copper ore from Iran; a possible clue for the

enigma of Bronze Age tin. Der Anschnitt. Anatolian Metal V. German Mining Museum (Deutsches

Bergbau-Museum), Bochum, Germany. Beiheft 24. pp 211-230.

21. Shabani, K., Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M., Rassa. I. 2010. Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of

the Tareek Darreh Gold Deposit, Northeast Iran. Geología Colombiana, Vol. 35, 131-142.

22. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M. 2009. Deh Hosein; an ancient tin-copper mine in western

Iran. Annual Journal of Archaeology, the Turkish Academy of Sciences-TÜBA-AR. Vol.12. pp 223-236.

23. Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M., Pernicka, E. 2008. The Iranian ore deposits and their role in the

development of the ancient cultures. Der Anschnitt. Anatolian Metal IV. German Mining Museum

(Deutsches Bergbau-Museum), Bochum, Germany. Beiheft 21. pp 77-91.

24. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., and Momenzadeh, M. 2007. Deh Hosein ancient Sn-Cu mine: a major source of

tin in the ancient world. Nottingham, UK, In: Weeks, L. 2008, The 2007 Early Iranian Metallurgy

Workshop at the University of Nottingham, (Journal of) Iran, 46:335-345. DOI: 10.2307/25651450

25. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M. 2006. Ancient tin: old question and a new answer. Antiquity.

80: 308, http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/nezafati%20et%20al/index.html.

BOOK CHAPTERS AND FULL ARTICLES IN MONOGRAPHS

1. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., Helwing, B., Kirchner, D. 2018 (in Press). Reassessment of the prehistoric

ancient metallurgy at Arisman, central Iran, CNRS Publication, France.

2. Nezafati, N. 2018 (in Press). Sourcing of prehistoric lithic materials in the Arsanjan area. In: Tsuneki, A.

and Biglari, F. (eds.) 2018. The Arsanjan Project 2013. Iran-Japan Archaeological mission to Arsanjan.

Research Center of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and the University

of Tsukuba.

3. Nezafati, N. 2018 (in Press). Preliminary archaeometric report on the six thousand years old cemetery of

Chega Sofla, Khuzestan Province, Southwest of Iran. In: Abbas Moghaddam (ed.) 2018. The Chega Sofla

Archaeological Project 2014-2017. Research Center of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and

Tourism Organization (in Persian).

4. Nezafati, N. and Wicke, D. 2018. The Bronzes of Luristan. In: Jebreil Nokandeh and Vincent van Vilsteren

(eds.) Masterpieces of Persian Culture and Art; the catalogue of the Exhibition of “Iran; Cradle of

Civilization, June 17, 2018, Drents Museum, Netherland (in Dutch).

5. Nezafati, N. 2017. A Review of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Dasht-e Lut and their Importance

on Ancient Mining (in Persian). In: (eds.) 2017. Azizi Kharanaghi, M. H., Biglari, F., Ghafouri, O., and

Nokandeh, J.; Prehistoric Cultures at the Periphery of the Lut Desert; on the Basis of the Iran National

Museum Collections, pp 83-92, National Museum of Iran., ISBN: 978-600-8412-59-5.

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6. Pernicka E., Adam K., Böhme M., Hezarkhani Z., Nezafati N., Schreiner M., Winterholler B.,

Momenzadeh M. and Vatandoust A.R. 2011. Archaeometallurgical Research on the Western Central

Iranian Plateau. In: A. Vatandoust, H. Parzinger, B. Helwing (Eds). Early Mining and Metallurgy on the

Western Central Iranian Plateau, Archäologie in Iran und Turan 9, pp 631-705. ISBN 978-3-8053-4342-8.

7. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., and Malek Shahmirzadi, S. 2008. Evidence on the Ancient Mining and

Metallurgy at Tappeh Sialk (Central Iran). In: Ü. Yalcin, H. Özbal, A. G. Paşamehmetoğlu (Eds). Ancient

Mining in Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, pp 329-350, Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey.

8. Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M. and Pernicka, E. 2008. New Insights into the Ancient Mining and

Metallurgical Researches in Iran. In: Ü. Yalcin, H. Özbal, A. G. Paşamehmetoğlu (Eds). Ancient Mining in

Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, pp 307-328, Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey.

9. Nezafati, N., Herzig, P.M., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M. 2005. Intrusion-related gold occurrences in the

Astaneh-Sarband area, west central Iran. In: J. Mao and F. P. Bierlein (eds.) Mineral deposit research:

Meeting the global challenge. Springer. pp 445-448, DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27946-6_116.

10. Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M., Pernicka, E. 2005. Darhand copper occurrence; an example of Michigan-

type native copper deposits in central Iran. In: J. Mao and F. P. Bierlein (eds.) Mineral deposit research:

Meeting the global challenge. Springer. pp 165-166, DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27946-6.

11. Nezafati, N., and Pernicka, E. 2006. The Smelters of Sialk; outcomes of the first stage of

archaeometallurgical researches at Tappeh Sialk. In: Malek Shahmirzadi, S. (ed) Sialk Reconsideration

Project Monograph. No.4 (in English and Persian).

12. Nezafati, N. 2004. A tentative source of Chert for the central Iranian prehistoric sites. In: Malek

Shahmirzadi, S. (ed.) The Potters of Sialk. Sialk Reconsideration Project Monograph. No.3 (in English and

Persian). pp 59-63.

13. Nezafati, N. 2004. Preliminary prospect of copper resources used by the Sialk artisans. In: Malek

Shahmirzadi, S. (ed.). The Potters of Sialk. Sialk Reconsideration Project Monograph. No.3 (in English and

Persian). pp 63-69.

14. Nokandeh, J., and Nezafati, N. 2003. The Silversmiths of Sialk: evidence of the precious metals metallurgy

at the southern mound of Sialk. In: Malek Shahmirzadi, S. (ed) The Silversmiths of Sialk, Sialk

Reconsideration Project Monograph, No.2 (in Persian with an English abstract). pp 21-30.

15. Momenzadeh. M., and Nezafati. N. 2000. Sources of ores and Minerals used in Arisman: A preliminary

study. In: N.N. Chegini, M. Momenzadeh, H. Parzinger, E. Pernicka, T. Stöllner, R. Vatandoust, G.

Weisgerber. Preliminary report on archaeometallurgical investigations around the prehistoric site of

Arisman near Kashan, Western central Iran. Archäologische mitteilungen aus Iran and Turan, Band 32,

sonder druck, Dietrich Reimer Verlag GmbH.

16. Chegini, N. N., Momenzadeh, M., Parzinger, H., Pernicka, E., Stöllner, t., Vatandoust, R., Weisgerber, G.

In collaboration with Boroffka, N., Chaichi, A., Hasanalian, D., Hezarkhani, Z., Mir-Eskandari, M., and

Nezafati, N. 2000. Preliminary report on archaeometallurgical investigations around the prehistoric site

of Arisman near Kashan, western Central Iran. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran und Turan, 32

(Sonderdruck): pp 281-318.

ARTICLES IN PERSIAN-LANGUAGE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

1. Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M., and Ahmadi, K. 2017. A road map for the ancient mining and

metallurgical studies in Iran, Iranian Journal of Research on Archaeometry (JRA), (in Persian with an

English abstract), Vol. 3 (1), pp 77-98, DOI: 10.29252/jra.3.1.77. 2. Majidi, S., A., Lotfi, M., Emami, M. H., and Nezafati, N. 2017. The genesis of iron oxide-apatite (IOA)

deposits: evidence from the geochemistry of apatite in Bafq-Saghand district, Central Iran, Ulum-i Zamin

(Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Press, (in Persian with English

abstract), Vol. 27 (105), pp 233-244. http://www.gsjournal.ir/

3. Nokhbatolfoghahaii, A., Nezafati, N., Ghorbani, M., and Etemadi, B. 2017. The Origin of Halite with

Introduction of Glauberite and Sassolite Minerals in Larestan Salt Domes, South of Iran (in Persian with

English abstract)). (Iranian Journal of) Applied Sedimentology, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 11-20.

DOI:10.22084/psj.2016.1676.

4. Afzali, S., Nezafati, N., and Ghaderi, M. 2016. Fluid inclusion and stable isotope study of the Gazestan

magnetite-apatite deposit, Central Iran. Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological

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Survey of Iran (GSI) Press, (in Persian with an English abstract), 11/2016; 26(101):35-44.,

DOI:10.22071/gsj.2016.41000.

5. Hadizadeh, H., Calagari, A. A., Nezafati, N., Mollaei, H., and Azmi, H. 2015. Geochemistry and K-

metasomatism in the mineralized host rocks of the Neian deposit, northwest of the Lut block, east of Iran,

Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Press, (in Persian

with an English abstract), Vol. 24 (94), Spring 2015, pp 181-194. http://www.gsjournal.ir/

6. Didar, P., Nezafati, N., Emami, M. H., and Solgi, A. 2015. Geology and mineralogy of the pegmatites of

south Mashhad (NE Iran); with especial emphasis on the lithium mineralization therein, Ulum-i Zamin

(Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Press, (in Persian with an English

abstract), Vol. 24 (94), Winter 2015, pp 209-218. http://www.gsjournal.ir/

7. Hadizadeh, H., Calagari, A. A., Nezafati, N., Mollaei, H., and Azmi, H. 2015. Geology, petrography,

alteration and (Pb-Zn-Au-Ag) mineralization of the Neian polymetallic deposit, Bajestan, northwest of the

Lut block, east of Iran, Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran

(GSI) Press ran, (in Persian with an English abstract), Vol. 24 (94), Winter 2015, pp 315-328.

http://www.gsjournal.ir/

8. Salehi, J., Maanijou, M., and Nezafati, N. 2015. Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Shirabad Pb Deposit,

Hamadan, West Iran (in Persian with English abstract). Journal of Sciences of the Islamic Azad University

(JSIAU), Vol. 25, No. 97.

9. Mohabbati, Z., Nezafati, N., Jafarirad A.R., Sheikh Zakariaei, J. 2015. Multivariate statistical analysis of

the stream sediment geochemical data from Kofaz-Sofla area (south Khorasan Province, east Iran) together

with proposing promising mineralization areas, (Iranian) Journal of "Geochemistry", Islamic Azad

University, Zarand Branch (in Persian with an English abstract), http://geochem.iranjournals.ir

10. Moslehi, M., Abdollah-Khan Gorji, M., Nezafati, N., Nokandeh, J., Abbassi, G. 2014. Archaeometric and

restoration studies on a selection of copper-base artifacts from the Late Bronze Age site of Bazgir, Gorgan

plain, north Iran. Journal of Motale,aat-e Bastan Shenasi (Archaeological Researches), University of

Tehran Press. Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 111-128 (in Persian with an English abstract).

11. Afzali, S., Nezafati, N., Ghaderi, M., Ghalamghash, J., Ghasemi, M. R., Karimi Bavandpour, A. R. 2014.

Petrogenesis and mineralization at the apatite-bearing iron-oxide deposit of Gazestan, East of Bafgh,

Central Iran, Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Press,

Vol. 24, No. 93, pp. 78-84 (in Persian with an English abstract). http://www.gsjournal.ir//fa

12. Refahi, D., Khakzad, A., Nezafati, N., Bahar Firouzi, K. Bayatani, A. 2014. Alteration zone studies of

north of Sarab area using satellite data, airborne geophysics data, and sample analysis, Ulum-i Zamin

(Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) Press, Vol. 24, No. 93, pp. 221-

234 (in Persian with an English abstract). http://www.gsjournal.ir/

13. Omidvar-Ashkalack, M. R., Khakzad, A., Nezafati, N., Borna, B., Rouzbeh-Kargar, S., and Mokhtari, M.

A. A. 2014. Geology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the laterite-bauxite horizon of Daylaman-

Eshkevarat, Central Alborz, Iran. Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological Survey

of Iran (GSI) Press, Vol. 23, No. 92, pp 199-208 (in Persian with an English abstract).

http://www.gsjournal.ir//fa

14. Nezafati, N., Momenzadeh, M., Herzig, P.M., Pernicka, E., Markl, G. 2013. Gold Mineralization in the

Astaneh-Sarband area, west central Iran. Ulum-i Zamin (Iranian Geoscience Quarterly Journal), Geological

Survey of Iran (GSI) Press, Special Issue on Rare Earth Elements and Types of the Gold Deposits in the

Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone, Summer 2013, Vol. 23. Issue 88.3, pp 22-29 Geological Survey and Mineral

Exploration of Iran, (in Persian with an English abstract).

http://www.gsjournal.ir//Files/1/Content/_opt_opt_opt.pdf

15. Karim Baghban, M., Nezafati, N., Malakoutian, S. Shabani, K. 2013. Gold and copper mineralization in

the Moiin-Abad exploration area, Qa,en, South Khorasan Province. Iranian Journal of "Earth and

Resources". Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 23-34 (in Persian with an English

abstract).

16. Tavakkol, R., Mehrnia, R., Nezafati, N., Sheikh Zakariaii, J. 2013. Geofractal distribution of silica and its

relation to gold mineralization in the Nikoui-yeh exploration district, Tarom Area, North Iran. Journal of

advanced applied geology, University of Ahvaz, Iran (in Persian).

http://pubj.ricest.ac.ir/ojs/index.php/code3zk/article/view/1153/1200

17. Hessari, M., Nezafati, N., and Nasseri Tehrani, M. 2012. Typology of Bronze Axes of Southeastern Iran; a

Case Study: the Bronze Axes of the Harandi Museum, Kerman, Pazhohesh-Ha-Ye Bastanshenasi Iran, Bu-

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Ali Sina University of Hamadan, Vol. 2. pp. 81-96 (in Persian with an English abstract).

http://nbsh.basu.ac.ir/?_action=articleInfo&article=430&vol=67

18. Ali-Babaii, B., Khakzad, A., Nezafati, N., and Ebrahimi, N. 2011. Geochemical and heavy mineral

exploration in the Mahabad 1:25,000 geological map, Mahabad-Marivan area, NW Iran, Journal of

"Zamin", Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Vol. 21. pp. 147-168 (in Persian with an English

abstract), www.sid.ir/fa/VEWSSID/J_pdf/6002513902112.pdf

19. Taghi-Lou, A., Nezafati, N., Sheikh-Zakariaii, S.J., Badakhshan Momtaz, G., and Ghafari, S.T. 2011.

Resource estimation of the Au-Cu deposit of Goloujeh, Zanjan, Iran. Iranian Journal of "Earth and

Resources". Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Vol 4, No. 2. pp. 41-48 (in Persian with an English

abstract). www.sid.ir/fa/VEWSSID/J_pdf/32813901106.pdf

20. Zolfaghari, A.H., Majidi Seyed-Beiglou, S.A, Hezareh, M.R., Nezafati, N., and Khakzad, A. 2010. Gold

exploration based on geochemical stream sediment data using factor analysis in the Alishaar area, Central

Province, Iran. Iranian Journal of "Earth and Resources". Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Vol 3,

No. 2. pp. 23-30 (in Persian with an English abstract). www.sid.ir/fa/VEWSSID/J_pdf/32813890703.pdf

EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND ABSTRACTS

1. Nezafati, N., Pfälzner, P., and Alidadi Soleymani, N. 2017. In Search of Dark Stone Sources of

Mesopotamia in Southeastern Iran. In: Hüsein Öztürk and William E. Brooks (eds.) Proceedings of the

Öztunali 2017 International Symposium on Geoarchaeology, Ancient Mining and Metallurgy, November

1-5, 2017, Istanbul University, Turkey. pp 32.

2. Emami, M., Hozhabralsadati, M., and Nezafati, N. 2017. New Insights into the archaeometallurgy of

copper from Jiroft Civilization (3rd millennium BC) in Iran. In: Jea-Young Choi and Jank-Sik Park (eds.)

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on the Beginings of the Use of Metals and Alloys

(BUMA-IX), September 16-19, 2017, Busan, South Korea, pp 85 (OH 1-2).

3. M. Barghi, M., Modabberi, S., and Nezafati, N. 2017. Gemology, mineralogy and geochemistry of Kouh

Gabri garnets, Kerman, Iran (in Persian with English abstract). The 35th National Geosciences Congress,

Tehran, February 19-21, 2017, Geological Survey of Iran, Tehran.

4. M. Barghi, M., Modabberi, S., and Nezafati, N. 2017. Gemology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of Kasva

garnets, Tafresh, central Iran (in Persian with English abstract). The 35th National Geosciences Congress,

Tehran, February 19-21, 2017, Geological Survey of Iran, Tehran.

5. Shahsavar, S., Jafari Rad, A. R., Afzal, P., and Nezafati, N. 2016. Separation of geochemical anomalies

for prospecting of copper and gold mineralization using Concentration-Number fractal model in the

Aghkand area, NW Iran. 4th International Mine & Mining Industries Congress & 6th Iranian Mining

Engineering Conference, November 2016, Tehran, Iran.

6. Nezafati, N. 2016. Contributions of Geoscience to Archaeometry; Examples from Iran. The First

International Iran-German Symposium on Archaeometry, November 2016, Tabriz-Iran.

7. Nezafati, N., Pernicka, E., Helwing, B., and Kirchner, D. 2016. Ancient Metallurgy at Arisman, Central

Iran; A Reconsideration. The First International Iran-German Symposium on Archaeometry, Tabriz -Iran;

11/2016, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.16947.22564.

8. Nezafati, N., Stöllner, T., Hessari, M., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M., Helwing, B. 2016. Recent

Developments in Ancient Mining and Archaeometallury in Central Iran. Conference on salt, copper and

gold; The origins of early mining and metallurgy in the Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia; 06/2016.

http://www.bergbaumuseum.de/en/research/conference

9. Nezafati, N., Hessari, M., Mirbolouki, M. 2016. Mineralogical studies on some Neolithic bullet-shaped

core stones from East Chia Sabz, Seymareh, Luristan, western Iran. 2nd symposium on material science

and conservation of cultural and historical property, Tehran, National Museum of Iran; 05/2016.

10. Nezafati, N., Hessari, M., and Rezaei, M. 2016. Comparative-technological investigations on some

polychrome potteries from certain protohistoric sites of central and eastern Iran. 2nd symposium on

material science and conservation of cultural and historical property, Tehran, National Museum of Iran;

05/2016, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.3483.2241

11. Hessari, H., Nezafati, N., and KianiFard, K. 2016. Archaeometallurgical studies on the Iron Age metal

artifacts of Tappeh Sofalin, Pishva, north central Iran. 2nd symposium on material science and

conservation of cultural and historical property, Tehran, National Museum of Iran; 05/2016.

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12. Nezafati, N. 2015. Mineral resources of Iran; an overview, 66st Berg- und Hüttenmännischer Tag (BHT),

Freiberg, Germany, Vol. 66.

13. Nokhbatolfoghahai, A., Nezafati, N., Ghorbani, M., Etemadi B. 2015. New discoveries on the significant

role of hydrothermal activities in the iron deposition at the Karmostaj, Paskhand, and Tang-e-Zagh salt

domes within Larestan region and Hormozgan province, southern Iran, 33rd (Iranian) National Conference

of Geoscience (Geological Survey of Iran), Tehran (in Persian with an English abstract).

14. Nokhbatolfoghahai, A., Etemadi B., Nezafati, N., and Ghorbani, M. 2015. First record of sassolite and

glauberite in some of the south Iraninan salt domes (Larestan region); based on mineralogical and

geochemical investigations, 22nd Symposium of Crystallography and Mineralogy of Iran, 28-29 January

2015, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran (in Persian with an English abstract).

15. Hadizadeh, H., Calagari, A. A., Nezafati, N., Mollaei, H., and Saadat, S. 2014. Post-collisional granitoids

of northwest of Lut block and their geodynamic importance, Proceedings of the 1st International

Geosciences Congress of the Geological Survey of Iran (in Persian with an English abstract), 7 pages.

http://nigc.conference.gsi.ir/fa/congress/InfoView/300/All/7477/

16. Bagheri, H., Khakzad, A., Nezafati, N. 2014. Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Hesarbon zeolite

deposit, northeast Tehran, Iran. 1st Iranian Conference on Applied Geochemistry, Damghan, Iran.

17. Hessari, M., and Nezafati, N. 2013. Jiroft; Some archaeological and archaeometric aspects, Proceedings of

the 2nd International Archaeological Conference on Jiroft, 27-28 April 2013, Kerman, Iran.

18. Seyyed-Salehi Naiini, P., and Nezafati, N. 2013. Mineralogy and fluid inclusion studies on the Chah-

Alikhan copper-gold deposit, NW of Anarak, Central Iran. Proceedings of the 31st Iranian Symposium for

Geosciences, Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran, Tehran. 8 pages (in Persian with an

english abstract). http://31sg.gsi.ir/Files/Congress-DataSend/5/5_2012-10-16_02.22.57_Article.pdf

19. Gholami Behnamiri, M., Nezafati, N., and Ale-Ali, M. 2013. Geology and mineralogy of the copper

exploration area of Gowdagh, southwest of Tehran, Iran. Proceedings of the 31st Iranian Symposium for

Geosciences, Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran, Tehran. 8 pages (in Persian with an

english abstract).

20. Shahverdi, M.R., Khakzad, A., and Nezafati, N. 2010. The first report of a copper chloride occurrence

(Alinerkheh copper occurrence) on the northern borders of the Central Iranian Desert, SW of the Toroud

village. Proceedings of the International Mining Congress 2010, Tehran, Iran. 9 pages (in Persian with an

English abstract). www.sid.ir/fa/vewssid/s_pdf/1281389005.pdf

21. Haji-Bapir, G., Khakzad, A., and Nezafati, N. 2009. Geochemical and statistical investigations on the

Saaheb iron deposit, Saqqez, West Iran, Proceedings of the 29th Iranian Symposium for Geosciences,

Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran, Tehran. 6 pages (in Persian with an English abstract)

www.ngdir.ir/Downloads/PDownloadDetail.asp?PID=6408

22. Nezafati, N., Markl, G., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M. 2006. Astaneh gold prospect; an intrusion-related

gold system in west central Iran, Proceedings of the SEG 2006 conference, Wealth creation in the minerals

industry, Keystone, Colorado, USA. 322-324.

23. Nezafati, N., Markl, G., Pernicka, E., Momenzadeh, M., and Herzig, P.M. 2006. The Deh Hosein prospect:

a tin-gold hydrothermal occurrence in west central Iran. Proceedings of the 12th IAGOD conference,

Understanding the genesis of ore deposits, 2006, Moscow, Russia. (full article published on CD).

24. Momenzadeh, M, Nezafati, N., and Pernicka, E. 2002. First indication of tin at the ancient mining site near

Deh Hosein, West central Iran: a possible source for Luristan Bronze. Proceedings of the 33rd

international symposium on archaeometry, 22-26 April 2002 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. pp 116-117.

DISSERTATION

Nezafati, N. 2006. Au-Sn-W-Cu-Mineralization in the Astaneh-Sarband Area, West Central Iran:

including a comparison of the ores with ancient bronze artifacts from Western Asia. PhD thesis,

University of Tübingen, https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/48972

TRANSLATION

Ayazi, Souri. 2008. Disc-Headed Bronze Pins from Luristan. Translated from Persian into English by

Nima Nezafati. Legat Verlag. Tübingen, Germany. ISBN-13: 78-3-932942-27-3.