Prehistory in Southern Iran

A collection of two reports and a book, on excavations in Southern Iran.
All are written by the Iranologist and Persian archaeologist Abbas Alizadeh. Alizadeh is a senior research associate at the Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago, who works with the Iranian Prehistoric Project. He has supervised foreign teams of archaeologists working throughout Iran.

He is known for his investigations of Chogha Bonut, which is one of the reports included here. Also included is the final report from Choga Mish, as well as a discussion about the origins of state organization in prehistoric Southern Iran.