book chapter

Chogha Mish

Oriental Institute of the University of ChicagoChicagoPublished In 1996 • Pages: i-lvi, 1-306, 505-1046

By: Delougaz, Pinhas, Kantor, Helene J., Alizadeh, Abbas.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is a detailed description and analysis of the excavations and concomitant finds at the archaeological site of Chogha Mish during the authors' fieldwork to the area in the period of 1961-1971. The primary emphasis in this work is on the Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamian tradition at this site incorporating only those data relevant to the Protoliterate, Uruk, Ubaid 4, and Late Susiana periods. The document is divided into two major parts. Part 1 is the text portion of this monograph, while part 2 provides the illustrations, photos , site plans, and maps which help to clarify certain points being made in the text. Basically this study leans heavily toward the material culture aspects at the site providing an abundance of information on pottery types, stone vessels, tools, and other artifacts, clay stoppers and seals, and glyptic designs (all with a strong emphasis on the Protoliterate period). More specific information on other aspects of archaeology will not be found in this document but appear in this collection as follows: Woosley on early agriculture at Chogha Mish, see document no. 33; cranial deformation of a human skull, see Ortner, document no. 34; carbon 14 determination pertaining to some plant identifications, see Delougaz, no. 35; test resullts of five bitumen samples, see Marschner, no. 36; and index and loci of finds at this site, see Alizadeh, no. 37.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Typologies and classifications
Cultural stratigraphy
Visual arts
Mnemonic devices
Property in movables
Comparative evidence
General tools
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1961-1971
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
6000-5000 BP (4000-3000 BC)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Chogha Mish, Khuzestan, Iran
NotesAdditional notes
by Pinhas Delougaz and Helene J. Kantor ; edited by Abbas Alizadeh
v. 1. The first five seasons of excavations, 1961-1971 (2 v. :pt. 1. Text, pt. 2. Plates)
Includes bibliographical references (xxvii-lv) and indexes
Roman numerals in Text, part 2 Plates are repaginated as 509-528; the plates have been paginated 529-1
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95072170
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--Iran--Chogha Mish/Chogha Mish (Iran)--Antiquities