Archeological Survey and Excavation in Iran, 1961

Recent surface survey for prehistoric archeological sites in western Iran has contributed toward defining three centers of early agricultural village settlement. Excavation at a site in upper Khuzistan revealed a sequence of settled life which, at its earliest, may antedate food production. The site...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Hole, Frank
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1962
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.137.3529.524
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.137.3529.524
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Summary:Recent surface survey for prehistoric archeological sites in western Iran has contributed toward defining three centers of early agricultural village settlement. Excavation at a site in upper Khuzistan revealed a sequence of settled life which, at its earliest, may antedate food production. The site also yielded faunal evidence for an ecological change subsequent to the end of the Pleistocene.