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Subsistence Economy in Northwestern Iran during Bronze and Iron Ages through Archaeo- zoological Researches at Tepe Hasanlu

Hossein Davoudi

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Northwestern of Iran is one of the key regions in the prehistoric archaeological researches, especially during Bronze and Iron Ages. Tepe Hasanlu is an important ancient site due to its long-term occupation and extensive excavations, which relatively complete studies, have been conducted in its cultural materials. The subsistence economy of the site has not been studied purposefully and com- prehensively. In this regard, this paper dealing with the results of recent archaeozoological researches at Hasanlu, to complete the lack of studies on the subsistence economy and animal exploitation pat- terns of the site during Bronze and Iron Ages. The studied faunal remains of Hasanlu derived from campaigns of 1970, 1972 and 1974, which are housed in the Osteology Department of the National Museum of Iran. The animal husbandry and herding strategies that were identified demonstrated that the products of sheep, goats and cattle were the main sources of sustenance of Hasanlu inhabit- ants in all the periods. Equids also allocated the considerable portion of the collection which especial- ly bred in Iron Age. Generally, the animal spectrum observed in Tepe Hasanlu, with slight differences, is similar to those in other northwestern Iranian sites for the same periods. These include Dinkhah, Haftavan, Bastam, Qalaychi, and Ziwiyeh. In comparison to other neighboring regeions, southeast of Turkey and north of Iraq, similar pattern in importance of sheep and goats is observable. Breeding of pig is a difference between ancient sites of southeast of Turkey and Iran. This evidence indicated the development of a specialized economy during the Bronze Age and Iron Age to provisioning the requirements of a sedentary population. Further studies on other sites can illuminate the interactions between sedentary societies and pastoral nomads.
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hal-03025574 , version 1 (26-11-2020)

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Hossein Davoudi, Marjan Mashkour. Subsistence Economy in Northwestern Iran during Bronze and Iron Ages through Archaeo- zoological Researches at Tepe Hasanlu. Yousef Hassanzadeh, Ali A. Vahdati and Zahed Karimi. Proceedings of the international conference on The Iron Age in Western Iran and Neibouring Regions, 1, RICHT, National Museum of Iran and Kurdistan Province ICHHTO, pp.484-520, 2019, 978-600-8977-91-9. ⟨hal-03025574⟩

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