Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
Acknowledgments
Part 1. General Discussion
Synopsis of previous results
Research strategy
The transition from the Mohammad Jaffar to the Sabz phase
Origins and implications of the Choga Mami Transitional
What happened to the original settlers?
The Deh Luran sequence
Eras and strategies of subsistence
Assessment of developments throughout western Iran
Major research problems remaining
Estimated ages of the phases
Remarks on radiocarbon dating
Summary of the phases
Part 2. Excavation and Analysis
Methods of excavation
Depositional history - west trench
Depositional history - Area B
Architectural features
Prehistoric burials
Intrusive burials
Introduction
The pottery sequence
Stone, plaster and asphalt vessels
Introduction
Tool types
Introduction
Grinding and pounding tools
Miscellaneous stone artifacts
Miscellaneous artifacts
Bone artifacts
Matting and basketry
Figurines and objects of lightly baked clay
Ornaments
Copper
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Land and Water Resources of the Deh Luran and Khuzistan Plains by M.J. Kirby, University of Leeds
Appendix 2: The Later Obsidian of Deh Luran - The Evidence of Chaga Sefid by Colin Renfrew, University of Southhampton