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The Neolithisation of Iran. The Formation of New Societies.
. Ed(S): Fazeli Nashili, Hassan; Matthews, Roger; Mohammadifar, Yaghoub
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fazeli Nashili, Hassan; Matthews, Roger; Mohammadifar, Yaghoub. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3B; HBJF; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1070.
The period c. 10,000-5000 BC witnessed fundamental changes in the human condition with societies across the Fertile Crescent shifting their alignment from millennia-old practices of seasonally mobile hunting and foraging to year-round sedentism, plant cultivation and animal herding. The significant role of Iran in the early stages of this transition was recognised more than half a century ago but has not been to the fore of academic consciousness in recent decades. In the meantime, investigations into Neolithic transformation have proceeded apace in all other regions of the Fertile Crescent and beyond. Here, 18 studies attempt to redress that balance in ... Read more
The period c. 10,000-5000 BC witnessed fundamental changes in the human condition with societies across the Fertile Crescent shifting their alignment from millennia-old practices of seasonally mobile hunting and foraging to year-round sedentism, plant cultivation and animal herding. The significant role of Iran in the early stages of this transition was recognised more than half a century ago but has not been to the fore of academic consciousness in recent decades. In the meantime, investigations into Neolithic transformation have proceeded apace in all other regions of the Fertile Crescent and beyond. Here, 18 studies attempt to redress that balance in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782971900
SKU
V9781782971900
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About . Ed(S): Fazeli Nashili, Hassan; Matthews, Roger; Mohammadifar, Yaghoub
Roger Matthews is Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Reading and Co-Director of the Central Zagros Archaeological Project (CZAP). He is President of RASHID International, an organisation concerned to protect and promote the cultural heritage of Iraq. He has directed excavations and surveys in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, and has published many books and articles on ... Read more
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