Techno-Typological Study of Tepe Abdul Hosein Stone Tools based on the National Museum Collection

ABSTRACT

Tepe Abdul Hosein in Khaveh plain, as one of the key sites of early Neolithic in Central Zagros, has been excavated by Judith Pullar. One of the most important data of this site is the stone tools that are currently kept in the warehouse of the National Museum of Iran and apart from Pullar studies, no other work has been done on them so far. In this article, in addition to reviewing the Pullar typology on the tools from the site, it is dedicated to the study of 317 selected stone tools of TAH. The study of the raw material and technological structure of TAH stone tools showed that the production of tools were done in the site.The tradition of making these tools are similar to the tools in other early Neolithic sites of Central Zagros-Kermanshah group-which- can be considered as a continuation of the tradition of M'lefaat.

KEYWORDS:

• Neolithic period
• Central Zagros
• Tepe Abdul Hosein
• stone tools
• techno-typology

Acknowledgments

In honor of Dr. Judith Pullar. The authors thank and appreciate the cooperation of the National Museum of Iran.

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Notes on contributors

Mohammad Eghbal Chehri

Mohammad Eghbal Chehri, conduct research on the archaeology of Iran. I have studied Bachelor, Master and PHD in prehistory archeology. I have been with the Department of Archaeology in Central Tehran Branch since 2015. My interest is in the analysis of stone tools of the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods.

Seyyedeh Faezeh Sedighi

Seyyedeh Faezeh Sedighi, I received my bachelor's degree in Archaeology in 2011. I graduated from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran branch and received my master's degree in Archaeology in 2020. I've been employed in the ministry of cultural heritage since 2016. Now, I working in Golestan palace world heritage.