Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq is the only Neolithic site in Northeastern Iran, characterised by
aceramic and ceramic levels corresponding to an occupation of 1500 years from the eighth …

In Iran, studies of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and herding have
focused on early developments in the Zagros Mountains. Here, the authors present new …

About 70 years ago, CS Coon reported the sudden presence of domesticated animal
species following a gap between the Mesolithic/Epi-Paleolithic and the Pre-Pottery Neolithic …

The southeastern Caspian region was an important migration route that connected ancient
cultures between the Middle East and Central Asia. Currently, the only stratified sites known …

The study analyzes the black color factors of black-burnished pottery excavated from the
Pungnap Fortress and the Seokchon Tomb during the Hanseong period of the Baekje …

This paper presents a typo-technological analysis of the lithic assemblage from the
excavation of Mesolithic site of Altappeh (southeast of the Caspian Sea). The site was …

Thus far, three primary hypotheses—Modern Revolution, Cumulative Evolutionary Process,
and Multiple Species Model—have been formulated to explain the origin of cognitive …

Prehistoric investigations in the southeastern region of the Caspian Sea commenced more
than a century ago, resulting in the identification of several prominent archaeological sites …

Climatic changes in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, which had a great impact on
the transgression and regression of the Caspian Sea levels, were simultaneous with …

This article presents a typo-technological analysis of the lithic assemblage from the
excavation of multilayered site of Dam-Dam-Cheshme-1 (east of the Caspian Sea). The site …