A Brief Report on New Radiocarbon Dates from Tappeh Sofalin, Pishva, Iran

Hessari, Morteza; Bernbeck, Reinhard; Pollock, Susan

doi:10.22059/jarcs.2021.306385.142902

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Associate Professor of Archeology، Art University of Isfahan and Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Teheran, Iran

² Institute for Western Asian Archaeology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2021.306385.142902

Abstract

In the summer of 2017, renewed fieldwork was undertaken at Tappeh Sofalin in the Varamin Plain. A total of 20 samples for absolute dating were collected during this season, several of which have been analyzed. We present this new evidence for the dating of the site and compare it briefly with published dates and analyses from other sites. Finally, we discuss implications for the chronology of the Proto-Elamite spread to the Central Plateau and other areas of Iran.

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A Brief Report on New Radiocarbon Dates from Tappeh Sofalin, Pishva, Iran

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Volume 12, Issue 4 - Serial Number 24May 2021Pages 47-57

Volume 12, Issue 4 - Serial Number 24
May 2021
Pages 47-57