Chakhmaq Tappeh

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]

Chakhmaq Tappeh
چخماق تپه
village
Chakhmaq Tappeh is located in Iran
Chakhmaq Tappeh
Chakhmaq Tappeh
Coordinates: 34°30′16″N 49°06′01″E
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyKhondab
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDeh Chal
Population
 (2006)
 • Total108
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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
  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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