THE FORMATION OF EARLY NEOLITHIC COMMUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL ZAGROS: AN 11,500 YEAR‐OLD COMMUNAL STRUCTURE AT ASIAB

2021/02/01 by Tobias Richter, Hojjat Darabi, Sajjad Alibaigi +8 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Paleopathology and ancient diseases #Excavation #Archaeology #Geography #Feature (linguistics) #Ancient history #History

paper · doi:10.1111/ojoa.12213

openalex publication_date 2021/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

Summary Communal buildings have been reported from a number of early Neolithic sites from the Levant and Anatolia, but none were known from the central Zagros. Here we report on the recent excavations at Asiab, Kermanshah province, Iran, and argue that the principal feature found during Robert Braidwood’s excavation at the site in 1960 should be interpreted as an example of a communal building. We discuss the results of the previous and recent excavations, highlight the key features of this building, and the implications for our understanding of the early Neolithic in the ‘eastern wing’ of the Fertile Crescent.

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