Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Deh Luran Plain: An Early Village Sequence from Khuzistan, Iran

Hole, Frank; Flannery, Kent V.; Neely, James A.

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Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Deh Luran Plain: An Early Village Sequence from Khuzistan, Iran

Frank Hole, Kent V. Flannery, and James A. Neely 1969

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In the early 1960s, archaeologists Frank Hole, Kent V. Flannery, and James A. Neely surveyed the prehistoric mounds in Deh Luran and then excavated at two sites: Ali Kosh and Tepe Sabz. The researchers found evidence that the sites dated to between 7500 and 3500 BC, during which time the residents domesticated plants and animals. This volume, published in 1969, was the first in the Museum's Memoir series—designed for data-rich, heavily illustrated archaeological monographs.

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Memoirs

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978-1-949098-64-8 (ebook)
978-1-949098-47-1 (paper)

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Archaeology

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Contents
I. Objectives and Research Design
II. The Environmental Setting
III. Excavation Techniques in 1963
IV. The Excavations at Tepe Ali Kosh
V. The Excavations at Tepe Sabz
VI. The Test at Tepe Musiyan "E"
VII. A Memeh Phase House Plan from Tepe Ashrafabad
VIII. Flint and Obsidian Artifacts
IX. Pottery and Stone Vessels
X. Grinding and Pounding Tools
XI. Miscellaneous Stone Artifacts
XII. Miscellaneous Ceramic Artifacts
XIII. Bone Artifacts
XIV. Matting, Basketry, and Textiles
XV. Figurines and Objects of Lightly-Baked Clay
XVI. Ornaments
XVII. Miscellaneous Finds
XVIII. Burials
XIX. The Animal Bones
XX. Radiocarbon Dating of the Deh Luran Sequence
XXI. Summary and Conclusions
References
Appendix 1: Plant Collecting, Dry-farming, and Irrigation Agriculture in Prehistoric Deh Luran by Hans Helbaek, Copenhagen
Appendix 2: Analysis of the Copper Bead from Ali Kosh, by Cyril S. Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Appendix 3: The Obsidian from Ali Kosh and Tepe Sabz, by Colin Renfrew, University of Sheffield
Appendix 4: Fauna from Ras Al Amiya, Iraq: A Comparison with the Deh Luran Sequence, by Kent Flannery (University of Michigan) and I.W. Cornwall (University of London, Institute of Archaeology)

Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Deh Luran Plain: An Early Village Sequence from Khuzistan, Iran

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