A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran

While the Neolithic revolution caused gradual basic changes in different dimensions of human life, including social structure, western Iran has so far mostly received attention in terms of the emergence of domestication and sedentarisation. Generally speaking, some evidence, such as architectural el...

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Main Author: Hojjat Darabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2016-12-01
Series:Documenta Praehistorica
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Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/6383
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spelling doaj-a0379fc77b0344fb83304f937487f4a32020-11-25T00:04:15ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922016-12-014310.4312/dp.43.146693A social perspective on the Neolithic in western IranHojjat Darabi0Razi UniversityWhile the Neolithic revolution caused gradual basic changes in different dimensions of human life, including social structure, western Iran has so far mostly received attention in terms of the emergence of domestication and sedentarisation. Generally speaking, some evidence, such as architectural elements, burial goods, clay tokens, and scarce artefacts such as obsidian pieces and marble objects not only determine an inter-regional interaction, but also suggest craft specialisation. It is believed that sedentary life and private food storage paved the way for property ownership and that a gradual change from egalitarian to non-egalitarian societies can be seen in the Neolithic of western Iran.https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/6383Neolithicsocial structureinitial complexitywestern Iran
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A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
Documenta Praehistorica
Neolithic
social structure
initial complexity
western Iran
author_facet Hojjat Darabi
author_sort Hojjat Darabi
title A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
title_short A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
title_full A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
title_fullStr A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
title_full_unstemmed A social perspective on the Neolithic in western Iran
title_sort social perspective on the neolithic in western iran
publisher Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series Documenta Praehistorica
issn 1408-967X
1854-2492
publishDate 2016-12-01
description While the Neolithic revolution caused gradual basic changes in different dimensions of human life, including social structure, western Iran has so far mostly received attention in terms of the emergence of domestication and sedentarisation. Generally speaking, some evidence, such as architectural elements, burial goods, clay tokens, and scarce artefacts such as obsidian pieces and marble objects not only determine an inter-regional interaction, but also suggest craft specialisation. It is believed that sedentary life and private food storage paved the way for property ownership and that a gradual change from egalitarian to non-egalitarian societies can be seen in the Neolithic of western Iran.
topic Neolithic
social structure
initial complexity
western Iran
url https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/6383
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