Zarzian culture 1

Zarzian cultureZarzian culture is an archaeological culture of late Paleolithic and Mesolithic in Iraq, Iran, Central Asia.The period of the culture is estimated about 18,000-8,000 years BC. It was preceded by the Baradostian culture inthe same region and was related to the Imereti culture of the Caucasus.The culture was named and recognised of the cave of Zarzi in Iraqi Kurdistan.Here was found plenty of microliths (up to 20% finds). Their forms are short and asymmetric trapezoids, andtriangles with hollows.Andy Burns states "The Zarzian of the Zagros region of Iran is contemporary with the Natufian but different from it.The only dates for the entire Zarzian come from Palegawra Cave, and date to 17,300-17,000BP, but it is clear that itis broadly contemporary with the Levantine Kebaran, with which it shares features. It seems to have evolved fromthe Upper Palaeolithic Baradostian."There are only a few Zarzian sites and the area appears to have been quite sparsely populated during theEpipalaeolithic. Faunal remains from the Zarzian indicate that the temporary form of structures indicate ahunter-gatherer subsistence strategy, focused on onager, red deer and caprines. Better known sites include PalegawraCave, Shanidar B2 and Zarzi."[1] The Zarzian culture seems to have participated in the early stages of what KentFlannery has called the broad spectrum revolution.The Zarzian culture is found associated with remains of the domesticated dog and with the introduction of the bowand arrow. It seems to have extended north into the Kobistan region and into Eastern Iran as a forerunner of theHissar and related cultures.[2]

References[1] Burns Andy "Epipaleolithic (http:/ / www. near-east. historians. co. uk/ html/ epipalaeolithic. html)[2][2] Mellaart, James (1976) "The Neolithic of the Near East" (MacMillan)

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