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John Alden
University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Department Member
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Persia’s Imperial Power in Late Antiquity: The Great Wall of Gorgān and Frontier Landscapes of Sasanian Iran. By Eberhard W. Sauer; Hamid Omrani Rekavandi; Tony J. Wilkinson; and Jebrael Nokandeh. British Institute of Persian Studies... more
Persia’s Imperial Power in Late Antiquity: The Great Wall of Gorgān and Frontier Landscapes of Sasanian Iran. By Eberhard W. Sauer; Hamid Omrani Rekavandi; Tony J. Wilkinson; and Jebrael Nokandeh. British Institute of Persian Studies Archaeological Monographs. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2013. Pp. xvi + 711, illus. $150. [Distributed by the David Brown Book Co., Oakville, CT.]
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Page 1. EXCAVATIONS AT TAL-I MALYAN Part I. A Sasanian Kiln By John R. Alden ... The soil outside this vertical plaster layer was burned red for about Io cm. Most of the burned ring appeared when the surface below stratum 3, a layer of... more
Page 1. EXCAVATIONS AT TAL-I MALYAN Part I. A Sasanian Kiln By John R. Alden ... The soil outside this vertical plaster layer was burned red for about Io cm. Most of the burned ring appeared when the surface below stratum 3, a layer of clean clay fill (Fig. ...
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© 1982 by The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, all rights reserved 0011-3204/82/2306-0004$02.50 Trade and Politics in ProtoElamite Iran1 by John R. Alden The "Proto-Elamite" period is the phase of Iranian... more
© 1982 by The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, all rights reserved 0011-3204/82/2306-0004$02.50 Trade and Politics in ProtoElamite Iran1 by John R. Alden The "Proto-Elamite" period is the phase of Iranian pre-history distinguished by the use of ...
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Excavations at Surezha, on the Erbil plain in Iraqi Kurdistan, yielded 89 sherds of Dalma style pottery from 5 th millennium BC contexts. Dalma ceramics are widespread in northwestern Iran but occur only rarely west of the Zagros in... more
Excavations at Surezha, on the Erbil plain in Iraqi Kurdistan, yielded 89 sherds of Dalma style pottery from 5 th millennium BC contexts. Dalma ceramics are widespread in northwestern Iran but occur only rarely west of the Zagros in northeastern Iraq. To understand the significance of Dalma ceramics at Surezha, we document their forms, production technology, and decorative style. We use Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis and petrography to determine geochemical composition and location of manufacture. We then use the same techniques to examine similar wares from the type site of Dalma Tepe in Iran. These complementary analyses show that the Dalma style wares from Surezha and Dalma Tepe are stylistically alike but compositionally distinct. Clay compositions of Dalma wares from Surezha match those of local Erbil Plain ceramics, and we conclude that the Dalma wares at Surezha were made locally. Stylistic and petrographic data lead us to suggest these Surezha vessels were produced by small groups of individuals, either transhumant pastoralists or persons displaced via exogamy, from the Iranian highlands. Finally, the composition of a single black-on-buff Ubaid/LC-1 style sherd from Dalma Tepe indicates that it was probably manufactured in the Tigris River basin of Mesopotamia. Our findings suggest periodic contact between Iranian highland populations and northeastern Mesopotamian communities during the early 5th millennium BC, and may indicate an early manifestation of seasonal transhumant pastoralism.
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During the late 4th and early 3rd millennia ВС, а new type of tool, the ceramic ring scraper, appeared in scattered sites and regions across the Middle East (fig. 1). These objects seem to represent a fundamental technological innovation... more
During the late 4th and early 3rd millennia ВС, а new type of tool, the ceramic ring scraper, appeared in scattered sites and regions across the Middle East (fig. 1). These objects seem to represent a fundamental technological innovation in the practice of ceramic manufacture; an ...
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... These centers represent the earliest stage in the development of those Elaniite poli-ties: Anshan,Awan, Marhashi, and Shimashki (Steinkeller 1982, Stolper 1982, Vallat 1980 ... Excavations at Tal-e Malyan Tal-e Malyan, located 46 km... more
... These centers represent the earliest stage in the development of those Elaniite poli-ties: Anshan,Awan, Marhashi, and Shimashki (Steinkeller 1982, Stolper 1982, Vallat 1980 ... Excavations at Tal-e Malyan Tal-e Malyan, located 46 km north of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran (Figs. ...
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In 2004 the Fars Archaeology Project, a cooperative research effort between the Iranian Culture Heritage and Tourism Organization and Dartmouth College, carried out six weeks of excavation at Tal-e Malyan in the Kur River Basin of Fars... more
In 2004 the Fars Archaeology Project, a cooperative research effort between the Iranian Culture Heritage and Tourism Organization and Dartmouth College, carried out six weeks of excavation at Tal-e Malyan in the Kur River Basin of Fars Province, Iran. Work at Malyan began on ...
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