Chakhmaq Tappeh

Chakhmaq Tappeh

چخماق تپه
Chakhmaq Tappeh چخماق تپه
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)

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]

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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[1] 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".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[3] 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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