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Human occupation along the foothills of Northwestern Zagros during the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene in the Rania and Peshdar plains: First results of the French archaeological mission in the Governorate of Soulaimaniah (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Since 2012, the French archaeological mission in the Governorate of Soulaimaniah has been exploring the Rania and Peshdar plains in order to understand the evolution of settlement patterns in Northern Mesopotamia from the Palaeolithic to the present day. Newly acquired data from surveys combined wit...

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Published in:Paléorient 2019-01, Vol.45 (2), p.85-120
Main Authors: Giraud, Jessica, Baldi, Johnny S., Bonilauri, Stéphanie, Mashkour, Marjan, Lemée, Marion, Pichon, Fiona, Mura, Mathilde, Pot, Marie-Aliette, Jamialahmadi, Mana, Biglari, Fereidoun, Rasheed, Kamal, Ameen, Amanj, Raeuf, Kamal, Saber, Saber Ahmed, Sofy, Rafeeq, Jameel, Jamal
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Summary:Since 2012, the French archaeological mission in the Governorate of Soulaimaniah has been exploring the Rania and Peshdar plains in order to understand the evolution of settlement patterns in Northern Mesopotamia from the Palaeolithic to the present day. Newly acquired data from surveys combined with excavations at six prehistoric sites provide the first picture of human settlement patterns in this region from the Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic. The development of these patterns reveals the presence of a local system that was deeply rooted in the wider Mesopotamian context but was also subject to influence from the Iranian plateau. Depuis 2012, la mission archéologique française du Gouvernorat de Soulaimaniah explore les deux plaines de Peshdar et de Rania afin de comprendre l’évolution des systèmes d’habitat en Mésopotamie septentrionale dans la longue durée, du Paléolithique à aujourd’hui. Les données nouvellement acquises lors des prospections, ainsi que les informations issues de sondages effectués sur six sites préhistoriques permettent d’esquisser une première image des modèles d’implantation humaine dans la région, du Paléolithique jusqu’au Chalcolithique. L’évolution des modèles de peuplement montre une dynamique locale ancrée dans le système mésopotamien, mais influencée également par le plateau iranien.
ISSN:0153-9345
1957-701X
DOI:10.4000/paleorient.702