University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
1985
Publication Source
Paléorient
Volume
11
Issue
2
Start Page
125
Last Page
127
DOI
10.3406/paleo.1985.4392
Abstract
Khuzestan has one of the most detailed and well documented archaeological sequences in the Near East, thanks to years of excavation and survey by many researchers. This work has led to some understanding of political, economic, and social life in southwestern Iran from the time of the early villages to that of the early states and the historic empires. Over the millennia, agriculture and pastoralism formed the economic basis of the region. But ecological and economic relationships were by no means static, for the people of southwestern Iran transformed their environment even as they built their civilizations. Paleoethnobotany has the potential to offer unique insights into the agricultural and pastoral economies of ancient Khuzestan, and can provide a case study of the long-term interrelationships between environmental, economic and social conditions.
Copyright/Permission Statement
© CNRS ÉDITIONS 1985
Recommended Citation
Miller, N. F. (1985). Paleoethnobotanical Research in Khuzestan. Paléorient, 11 (2), 125-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/paleo.1985.4392
Date Posted: 10 November 2016
Comments
At the time of publication, author Naomi F. Miller was affiliated with Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Currently, she is a faculty member at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania.