Excavations at the Bronze Age Site of Kalat-e Yavar (Bojnord Plain, NE Iran): First Results
Excavations at Kalat-e Yavar offer new insights into prehistoric connectivity between the Iranian Plateau and Central Asia. Stratified deposits yielded ceramics and burials from the third/second millennia BCE, alongside architectural remains, pits, faunal/botanical assemblages and a kiln, marking the Bojnord Plain as a cultural contact zone.
Authors
- Ali A. Vahdati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-1188)
- Kourosh Mohammadkhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9186-1863)
- Zeinab Mahjoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3036-1232)
Institutions
- Cultural Heritage Administration (KR)
- Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
- University of Mazandaran (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10301
- Primary Topic
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research