Tepe Abdul Hosein: A Neolithic site in Western Iran : excavations 1978 (BAR international series)

A one season excavation at a Neolithic site in Western Iran in 1978, designed to document the evolution of agriculture, animal husbandry and architecture in an early Neolithic community. Report describes the section dug and the finds from it. Cover Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1 Introduction Previous History Location and Description of the Site C14 Dating The Neolithic Context Context of the Aceramic Settlement Context of the Ceramic Settlement Excavation Techniques Excavation Objectives Excavation Strategy Summary of Results CHAPTER 2 The Excavations Introduction 9-G Summary 10-G Summary 11-G Summary 12-H Summary 10-H (North) Summary 7-H(South) Summary 15-J Summary 18-L Summary 20-L 13-D CHAPTER 3 The Chipped Stone Classification Methods Sampling at Tepe Adbul Hosein Tables, Charts and Illustrations TYPOLOGY Blade Tools Flake Tools Cores and Chipping Debris Obsidian Chipped Stone Tables CHAPTER 4 The Pottery from Tepe Abdul Hosein Undecorated Pottery Painted Pottery CHAPTER 5 Clay Artifacts Figurines Geometric Tokens Spingle Whorls Miscellaneous Clay Objects Catelogue of Clay Objects CHAPTER 6 Bone Artifacts Catalogue of Bone Artifacts List of Burials and Skeletons CHAPTER 7 Ground Stone Artifacts Catalogue of Pecked and Polished Stone Cataogue of Beads and Miscellaneous Small Finds CHAPTER 8 The Carbonised Seeds from Tepe Abdul Hosein: Results of Preliminary Analyses CHAPTER 9 Charcoal Remains From Tepe Abdul Hosein BIBLIOGRAPHY