Patterns of Mobility in Iranian Central Plateau at the Transition From the Bronze Age to the Iron Age: Research on Strontium Isotope Ratios in Human Remains From Estark‐Joshaqan

There is no clear indication of nomadism, and most likely, people from Estark were agropastoralists, using a relatively limited area for grazing their livestock. Our results open a new perspective in the research of the 'dark age' in the Central Iranian Plateau preceding the formation of the Median state.