Aims and Scope

Open to all scholars in relevant fields and seeking a global audience, Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History is a professional venue for scholarly debates about ancient Iranian arts and history. The period covered is from ca. the beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE to ca. the end of the 7th century CE.

Some of the key objectives the journal seeks to achieve include:

  • to stimulate scholarly debates about ancient Iranian arts and history;
  • to present analytical discussions and showcase the new findings;
  • to integrate primary sources with new scientific theories to offer new arguments;
  • to promote interdisciplinary research in the realm of ancient Iranian arts and history;
  • to make ideas, topics, and processes in the targeted fields accessible to anyone interested.

Thus, Hunara welcomes original research works from related fields that fit in its scope and contribute to ongoing discussions or put forth new hypotheses and ideas.