Babak Shaikh Baikloo Islam
History and Archaeology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tehran
[ 1 ] - On the Possible Correlation between the Collapse of Sialk IV and Climatological Events during the Middle–Late Holocene
Prehistoric archaeological sites in the center of the Iranian Plateau suddenly disappeared around the end of the 4th millennium BCE. At Tepe Sialk, near Kashan, the last cultural period, namely Sialk IV - probably established around 3400 BCE after the last settlements of Sialk III6-7b - was abandoned approximately after 500 years. The material culture of this period, known as Proto-Elamite peri...
[ 2 ] - Climatic Hazards of Fourth Millennium BC and Cultural p Responses of Human Societies Case Study: Tehran Plain and Qomroud-Gharachay Basin
Climatic conditions have dried up since the late 5th millennium BC as if Paleoclimate research in the northern hemisphere, particularly Iran and neighboring countries, shows unfavorable climatic conditions and several periods of severe drought during 4th millennium BC. Also, based on environmental sedimentological studies on archaeological sites such as Mafin Abad of Islamshahr and Meymanat Aba...
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