The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern
academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early …

Special buildings, or communal buildings, were ubiquitous in most Neolithic settlements in
the Levant, Upper Mesopotamia, and Anatolia. Recently, remains of three special buildings …

Burials beneath house floors have long been recognized as a predominant practice in the
early Neolithic Near East. Although exhibiting regional variability, the widespread similarities …

The Central Zagros received pioneering research on the emergence of early agricultural
and village life by R. Braidwood in 1959-60. However, later shifts in research toward the …

ABSTRACT Tepe Abdul Hosein in Khaveh plain, as one of the key sites of early Neolithic in
Central Zagros, has been excavated by Judith Pullar. One of the most important data of this …

The Oriental Institute's Prehistoric Project directed by Robert Braidwood was a prime
example of problem-driven research into the early steps of sedentary life in the 'Hilly Flanks …

The 'hilly flanks' of the Zagros in the eastern Fertile Crescent (EFC) were the first area
explicitly targeted for investigating the emergence of agriculture and sedentary life starting in …

Résumé Tappeh Qazānchi, not far from the Razavar river, is located to the northwest of
Kermanshah city at 1323 masl. Parts of the north and east sides of the mound have been …