Abbas Alizadeh is an Iranologist and Persian archaeologist

Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

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Abbas Alizadeh, an Iranian senior research associate in the Oriental Institute of the Chicago University who has for some time supervised foreign teams of archaeologists working in different parts of Iran.
Iranian Prehistoric Project at the Oriental Institute

Oriental Institute

Oriental Institute may refer to a number of institutes of Oriental studies:United States* Oriental Institute, Chicago, part of the University of ChicagoEngland* Oriental Institute, Oxford, part of the University of Oxford...

 of The University of Chicago.

He is known for his investigations of Chogha Bonut

Chogha Bonut

Chogha Bonut is an archaeological site in southwestern Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province ....

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