Tepe Gryashan. Late Chalcolithic Pottery from the Region of Sanandaj, Western Iran
Keywords:
Tepe Gryashan, Kurdistan, pottery, material cultureAbstract
This paper presents the first results of a study of pottery evidence from a new archaeological project being conducted at the site of Tepe Gryashan located in the province of Kurdistan, western Iran. The collected pottery, including Sprig ware-like sherds and Flint-scraped Coba bowls, are rare evidence of material culture contact with northern Mesopotamia from the early Late Chalcolithic period.
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