Tappeh Hesar: reports of the restudy project, 1976
Casa Editrice de Lettere • (2) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 151 , plates
By: Dyson, Robert H., Howard, Susan M., Tosi, Maurizio, Meder, Oskar G., Pigott, Vincent C., Bugarelli, G. M., Remsen, William C. S., Rosenberg, Michael, Ellis, Richard, Horne, Lee, Blackman, M. James, Bennett, Leslie, Nowell, George W., Rathbun, Ted A., Maurer Trinkaus, Kathryn, Lawn, Barbara, Harris, Mary Virginia.
Abstract
Tappeh Hesar is the largest known prehistoric site in the Damghan region of Iran and was located originally on the southwestern limit of the large deltaic fan of the Damghan Rliver which drains the southern side of the Alborz between Semnan and Shahrud (p. 2). The original excavation of Tappeh Hesar was undertaken by Dr. Erich F. Schmidt for The University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania in 1931-1932. Subsequent brief examinations in 1956, 1971, 1972, and 1974 were made by Dyson and other, but it was not until 1976 that a major restudy project was initiated, under the sponsorship of The University Museum, Turin University, and the Iranian Center for Archaeological Research. This document consists of a series of articles by several archaeologist, presenting the findings of this research project. The information presented covers the geography of the region, archaeo-metallurgical investigations, cultural stratigraphy, architecture, craft specialization, tools and artifacts found at the site, the seals of Tappeh Hesar, analyses of the skeletal remains, and dating methods and chrononologies.
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Notes
- edited by Robert H. Dyson, Jr. and Susan M. Howard
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 149-151)
- LCSH
- Bronze age--Iran