On the Possible Correlation between the Collapse of Sialk IV and Climatological Events during the Middle–Late Holocene

Prehistoric archaeological sites in the center of the Iranian Plateau suddenly disappeared around the end of the 4th millennium BCE. At Tepe Sialk, near Kashan, the last cultural period, namely Sialk IV - probably established around 3400 BCE after the last settlements of Sialk III6-7b - was abandone...

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Main Authors: Babak Shaikh Baikloo Islam, Ahmad Chaychi Amirkhiz, Hamidreza Valipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Archaeological Sciences Research Centre, University of Sistan and Baluchestan 2016-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies
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Online Access:https://ijas.usb.ac.ir/article_3770_86e9246986cbeaf97c0b211f538f84f5.pdf