Kul Farah Historical Site

Kul-e Farah is an archaeological site and open-air sanctuary situated approximately 800 metres above sea level in the Zagros Mountains of Iran [1]. KFII was carved on the southwestern face of a boulder situated in the vicinity of reliefs KFIII and KFIV [1]. Traveling around the entire 16 m perimeter of a boulder, KFIII depicts a procession involving no less than 200 participants and several domestic animals [1]. Extending across a large vertical surface of a cliff, KFIV depicts a communal banquet with no less than 141 participants [1]. Presiding over the ceremony is a ruler seated on a high-backed throne framed by two tables, the one behind supporting vessels, the one at the front possibly laden with food [1]. The majority of the participants are inside registers, martially organized in rows on both sides of an imaginary focal axial point at approximately the center [1].