Another View to Prehistoric Archaeology of Tehran Plain in Central Plateau of Iran

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Hamidreza Valipour ¹

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar, Iran.

Received: 2023-07-10 Accepted : 2023-07-10 Published : 2011-08-23

Keywords: Central Plateau of Iran, Cultural changes, Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods,

Abstract :

Concentrating on cultural changes is one of the most significant aims of studying archeology. The interpretation of the cultural changes in a society or a region in prehistoric periods requires a decent understanding of the relation between the cultural materials. Having a specific view or a theoretical approach towards the so-called issue reflects the researcher’s orientations. One of the cultural areas in Iran about which there have been several ideas and disputes on its prehistoric cultural changes could be the Central Plateau of Iran. Most of the proposed theories about the cultural changes of this area have been based on historical-cultural approach. In this study, we have been analyzing these changes in Tehran plain along with revision and considering the past theories together with defining theoretical concepts for presenting a new viewpoint.