Chogha Golan
Aceramic Neolithic | |
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| Excavation dates | 2009, 2010 |
Chogha Golan is an
Archaeology
Chogha Golan was jointly excavated by archaeologists from the University of Tübingen and the Iranian Center for Archaeological Research in 2009 and 2010. The site consists of a tell with a height of about 7–8 m (23–26 ft). Chogha Golan contains 8 m (26 ft) of cultural deposits. Archaeologists have divided the site into 11 layers, Archaeological Horizons I-XI.[4] Excavations have unveiled red-painted plaster floors and mudbrick walls.[2] 10 clay animal figurines were excavated at the site.[4]
Archaeobotany
With more than 100,000 analyzed charred botanical items, the high density of seed and chaff remains at Chogha Golan is notable when compared to contemporary sites and even later, Bronze Age sites..
Wild barley was found at every layer at Chogha Golan, starting with Archaeological Horizon XI.[3][4] Before the appearance of domesticated emmer wheat, wild barley was the predominant cereal found at Chogha Golan, while wheat was rarely found.[3][4] After around 2000 years, domesticated emmer first appears at Archaeological Horizon II and is also found in Archaeological Horizon I.[3][4] After the initial appearance of domesticated emmer wheat, it became the predominant cereal grain found at the site.[3][4]
Fauna
The faunal assemblage at Chogha Golan is dominated by ungulates (mostly sheep/goat but also gazelle, red deer, pig, and cattle), followed by fish.[4] The remains of tortoise, hedgehog, red fox, and Eurasian lynx are also found.[4]
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References
- ISBN 9781782971900.
- Riehl, Simone; et al. (2013). "Emergence of Agriculture in the Foothills of the Zagros Mountains of Iran". S2CID 45375155.
- Riehl, Simone; et al. (2015). "Resilience at the Transition to Agriculture: The Long-Term Landscape and Resource Development at the Aceramic Neolithic Tell Site of Chogha Golan (Iran)". PMID 26345115.
- Weide, Alexander (2015). "On the Identification of Domesticated Emmer Wheat, Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum (Poaceae), in the Aceramic Neolithic of the Fertile Crescent". .