Tepe Sarab — Kermanshah Neolithic Settlement
Pre-Pottery to Pottery Neolithic (8000–6000 BCE)·Zagros Neolithic (Sarab)·🇮🇷 Kermanshah Province, Iran
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About Tepe Sarab — Kermanshah Neolithic Settlement
Tepe Sarab — Kermanshah Neolithic Settlement in Kermanshah Province, Iran is a Pre-Pottery to Pottery Neolithic (8000–6000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Zagros Neolithic (Sarab). Valley settlement with early goat domestication from 10,000 BCE at Sarab valley. Braidwood Tepe Sarab early goat domestication 10,000 BCE.
Why it mattersKey Zagros Neolithic (Sarab) reference for transition
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 8000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery to Pottery Neolithic (8000–6000 BCE)
- Culture
- Zagros Neolithic (Sarab)
- Purpose
- Valley settlement with early goat domestication from 10,000 BCE at Sarab valley
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 8000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
34.4100° N · 47.5600° E · 1300 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Sarab — Kermanshah Neolithic Settlement — House Cluster
houseHouses
34.4101° N · 47.5601° ETepe Sarab — Kermanshah Neolithic Settlement — Midden
middenMidden
34.4098° N · 47.5602° ETepe Sarab — Kermanshah Neolithic Settlement — Roundhouse Circle
roundhouseRoundhouse
34.4104° N · 47.5598° E