In this book, the history of Bazaar goes back to ancient times and then continues to Medes Period and finally to Islamic Period. Some elements like ornamental shells and stamps on the utensils have given rise to the idea that trade relationships must have existed in various parts of Iran and inevitably, industrial workshops should have taken root around those areas. According to these urban activities, one can assume that the Bazaar or some pro-duction-commercial zones gradually established in an independent area inside cities. An example of the civiliza-tions of the time with zones similar to a Bazaar is Ilam. Bazaar formed since Medes Period till Islamic Period and it started to take shape from Achaemenian and continued to Parthian and up to Sassanid periods. An exam-ple of a Bazaar in that period is Dora-Europus checkerboard city at the time of Roman Occupation. This book has summarized several full texts in a compact edition. It approaches the subject from various aspects and in every chapter offers information on Iranian Bazaars and businesses. There is an epilogue at the end of every chapter which depicts the current status of Bazaars and their future outlook.

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