The First Season (2009) of Archaeological Research by the Iranian-Italian Joint Expedition at Qaleh Kutchek, Halil Valley (Jiroft, Kerman Province, SE Iran)

From January 2009 a campaign of systematic study began, conducted by a joint mission of archaeologists and topographers, Iranians and Italians, in the archaeological area of Qaleh Kutchek, about 20 km S of Jiroft, Kerman province, in southern Iran. During this first campaign were carried out a series of preliminary topographical studies aimed at the realization of a basic cartography of the area and for the acquisition of data relevant for the implementation of a webGIS of the study area. The survey allowed us to reconstruct preliminary chronological evaluations in order to understand the settlement life and to relate the site to the latest epigraphic sources.