Chakhmaq Tappeh (Persian: چخماق تپه, also Romanized as Chakhmāq Tappeh; also known as Chakhmā and Chakhmagh Tappeh)[1] is a village in Deh Chal Rural District, in the Central District of Khondab County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 108, in 23 families.[2]
Chakhmaq Tappeh
چخماق تپه | |
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village | |
  Chakhmaq Tappeh | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′16″N 49°06′01″E / 34.50444°N 49.10028°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Markazi |
| County | Khondab |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Deh Chal |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 108 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Beyond this region, however, in the foothills of the Alborz Mountains of north-eastern Iran, evidence has emerged that charts the Neolithic transition over a period of 1500 years. Investigations at the twin mounds of Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq have revealed pre-pottery and pottery Neolithic occupation in a sequence long enough to document the evolving exploitation of plants and animals leading to the development of a permanent, agro-pastoral community during the eighth to sixth millennia BC. The continuous occupation of this settlement during this crucial transition allows significant changes in lifestyle to be mapped, and provides a new framework for the earliest Neolithic occupation of Iran.[3]
References
edit- ^ Chakhmaq Tappeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057738" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ Roustaei, Kourosh; Mashkour, Marjan; Tengberg, Margareta (June 2015). "Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq and the beginning of the Neolithic in north-east Iran". Antiquity. 89 (345): 573–595. doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.26.
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