Ancient
hills, cultural antiquities and valuable monuments from various historical
periods in the Jiroft cultural field, which have gained world renown and have
been taken into consideration by the scientific circles of archeology inside
and outside of Iran, are considered as the unique antiquities in Iran and the
world. For example, one of the oldest urban civilizations which is called the
Marhashi civilization and has the age of five thousand has been located in
Jiroft and is known as one of the first systematic cities in the world that has
gained world renown. The unique archaeological of this region has provided
infrastructures, necessities and required facilitates for the opening of
undergraduate and master degree of archeology at the University of Jiroft. The
Archeology Department has started its educational activities since 2012 and in
line with its development policies, has received the license of master degree
since late 2012. This department has two academic staffs and currently accepts
student in Undergraduate and Master Degree.