THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE ZAGROS MOUNTAINS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE SAR POL-E ZAHĀB REGION, IRAN-IRAQ BORDERLAND

A recent survey in the western foothills of the Zagros Mountains has located five new Neolithic sites. We present here the occupational features and finds of this period in the Sar Pol-e Zahāb region, along with an interpretation of their distribution and associated settlement patterns. Our research...

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Authors: Alibaigi, Sajjad (Author) ; Salimiyan, Abdoljabar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2020
In: Iraq
Year: 2020, Volume: 82, Pages: 15-39
Further subjects:B Neolithic Period
B Obsidian
B Sar Pol-e Zahāb
B Sedimentation
B Zagros Standard Ware
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