Connectivity Network of Southern Fars before the Arsacid and Sasanian Eras

The paper at hand concerns connectivity in pre-Arsacid Fars and focuses on the Achaemenid royal road that connected the two ‘royal residences’ of Persepolis and coastal Tamukkan – located in the present-day province of Bushehr. It highlights that coastal Tamukkan, in addition to controlling the coastal region, was responsible for organising overland and maritime travels. This paper attempts to explain the topography of the region and the connection of coastal Tamukkan with the sea mentioned in historical sources using available archaeological and geomorphological data.