The oldest Pottery Neolithic (PN) culture of northeastern Iran: First absolute dating from eastern Mazandaran plains

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	The oldest Pottery Neolithic (PN) culture of northeastern Iran: First absolute dating from eastern Mazandaran plains
	Seresti, Rahmat Abbasnejad 1; Zhou, Xinying2 ; Ojaei, Seyyed Kamal Asadi 1
	2025
发表期刊	PLOS ONE
卷号	20 期号:6 页码:25
通讯作者	Seresti, Rahmat Abbasnejad(r.abbasnejad@umz.ac.ir)
摘要	In the past, establishing a clear chronology for the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic periods in eastern Mazandaran proved challenging. A major obstacle had been the lack of radiocarbon dating. Previous dates provided by Coon and McBurney were not considered reliable, even after recalibrations. However, over the last fifteen years, new archaeological fieldwork and research have significantly enhanced our understanding of these periods. Recent excavations at the PN sites of Touq Tappeh and Tappeh Valiki have provided new information about the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic chronology and dating. The sites yielded the oldest dating of the PN in northeastern Iran so far, making the PN of eastern Mazandaran start at least from the first half of the 7th millennium BC and lasted until the early 6th millennium BC (c. 6600-5800 BC). While Tappeh Valiki represents the oldest dates, the PN periods may have started in the region even earlier, given the presence of potteries from the lowest layers of the site. Analysis of the available material from these sites through dating indicates strong regional connections, while also showing inter-regional connections. The new dating from the old and new Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic sites of eastern Mazandaran suggests there is no gap between them, which is not surprising given the favorable environment during the early Holocene.
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0322478
关键词[WOS]	TAPPEH ; AGE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism ; Iranian Center for Archaeological Research ; Crafts Organization of Mazandaran
项目资助者	Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism ; Iranian Center for Archaeological Research ; Crafts Organization of Mazandaran
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001508974100044
出版者	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24506
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Seresti, Rahmat Abbasnejad
作者单位	1.Univ Mazandaran, Fac Arts & Architecture, Dept Archaeol, Babolsar, Iran 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Seresti, Rahmat Abbasnejad,Zhou, Xinying,Ojaei, Seyyed Kamal Asadi. The oldest Pottery Neolithic (PN) culture of northeastern Iran: First absolute dating from eastern Mazandaran plains[J]. PLOS ONE,2025,20(6):25.
APA	Seresti, Rahmat Abbasnejad,Zhou, Xinying,&Ojaei, Seyyed Kamal Asadi.(2025).The oldest Pottery Neolithic (PN) culture of northeastern Iran: First absolute dating from eastern Mazandaran plains.PLOS ONE,20(6),25.
MLA	Seresti, Rahmat Abbasnejad,et al."The oldest Pottery Neolithic (PN) culture of northeastern Iran: First absolute dating from eastern Mazandaran plains".PLOS ONE 20.6(2025):25.