Definition: Band-e Dukhtar is an irrigation works located in the Anatolian plain and likely dated to the Achaemenid dynasty. The site has two structural phases, according to excavator Nichol. The earliest one directed water from the Kur River into an irrigation canal, partly carved out of bedrock and partly of large dressed stone blocks.
Fixtures to control sluice gates have been identified on the upstream side; while the remains of a stone weir have been found extending at an angle into the Kur River stream bed. The weir was likely intended to raise and direct water into the canal.
The canal served by Band-e Dukhtar is about 50 kilometers long, and traces of structures at the adjacent Bard Burideh I bridge suggest the bridge may have acted as an aqueduct as well.
Fixtures to control sluice gates have been identified on the upstream side; while the remains of a stone weir have been found extending at an angle into the Kur River stream bed. The weir was likely intended to raise and direct water into the canal.
The canal served by Band-e Dukhtar is about 50 kilometers long, and traces of structures at the adjacent Bard Burideh I bridge suggest the bridge may have acted as an aqueduct as well.
Source
Sumner, W. M. 1986 Achaemenid Settlement in the Persepolis Plain. American Journal of Archaeology 90(1):3-31.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
