ABSTRACT

Previous archaeological investigations of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf have assumed that it had an unstable landscape due to successive fluctuations and sea-level changes in the mid-Holocene, and no prehistoric settlements were expected there. This impression has also been reinforced by the lack of a systematic strategy for carrying out detailed archaeological surveys on the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, which contrasts to the systematic approaches use in the inter-montane valleys of the Zagros Mountain and the lowland plains of Khuzestan. Geoarchaeological studies have partially reconstructed landscape evolution of the Persian Gulf’s northern coasts, and prehistoric sites are now being found in this region. One prominent recent find is Tahmachi, a fifth millennium BCE settlement in the Liravi (Deylam) plain, which is less than 5 km north of the current shoreline. The two remaining mounds situated alongside the Zendarun stream attest to the presence of a permanent settlement with at least 10 m of cultural deposits in a dynamic and resource-rich landscape. Based on material culture and surface finds, the prehistoric population here had access to diverse resources from both sea and land.

摘要

此前对波斯湾北部海岸的考古调查认为，由于全新世中期的连续波动和海平面变化，该地区地形不稳定，预计不会出现史前定居点。由于缺乏对波斯湾北岸进行详细考古调查的系统策略，这种印象也得到了加强，这与在扎格罗斯山的山间山谷和低地平原使用的系统方法形成鲜明对比。胡齐斯坦。地质考古研究部分重建了波斯湾北部海岸的景观演变，现在在该地区发现了史前遗址。最近的一个突出发现是 Tahmachi，这是位于 Liravi (Deylam) 平原的公元前五千年定居点，距当前海岸线以北不到 5 公里。位于 Zendarun 溪流旁边的两个剩余土丘证明了在动态和资源丰富的景观中存在至少 10 m 的文化沉积物的永久定居点。基于物质文化和地表发现，这里的史前人口可以从海洋和陆地获得多种资源。