the saki abad site at the choqakhor pond’s basin: evidence of a chalcolithic nomadic settlement in the southern zagros

sakiabad is one of the most important sites in the choqakhor pond’s basin which show remains of nomadic settlement in the chalcolithic period. salvage excavation was carried out for two months during autumn and winter of 2011. by digging of five trenches10×10 m, one of the nomadic settlements was exposed with mud and stone architecture made from the local materials in the region. exposed space architectures in the site are similar to ‘nomad’s vargah’ (residence of nomads) that an example of it is remained in 400 m south of the sites at the slope of kelar mountain. the present article describes the excavation processes, findings and relative chronology of sakiabad site.