Plaster and mortar samples from Arslantepe (Turkey) hold potential to provide unique information about the lime production adhibition during Late Chalcolithic period (4th millennium BCE). A multi-analytical approach including polarized light microscopy (PLM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), scanning electron coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) has been applied characterize te...

the little zab river in northwestern iran rises from the mountains piranshehr and flows from the northwest to the southeast direction to join iraq from alan passage. the river basin contains a large number of ancient settlements, and its lower area that is close to the zab river has been the most interesting place for people in the neolithic age. an increasing population during chalcolithic age...

the revival of chalcolithic sites have a particular importance in tracing the settlement patterns of the region, in the aegis of special biological features and replacing in environmental elements. by depicting the special features, the characteristics of plain of hamedan and its strength in northern plain (kaboodarhang) must be hinted. this plain is determined as a joint fund between central z...