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February 26, 2026Open Access

Excavations at the Bronze Age Site of Kalat-e Yavar (Bojnord Plain, NE Iran): First Results

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The research aims to investigate prehistoric connectivity between the Iranian Plateau and Central Asia through excavations.
Excavations conducted at Kalat-e Yavar site in the Bojnord Plain.
Analysis of stratified deposits yielding ceramics and burials.
Examination of architectural remains, pits, and faunal assemblages.
Findings include Bronze Age ceramics and faunal assemblages.
The site is identified as a cultural contact zone between regions.

Abstract

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.

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Vahdati et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699f95571bc9fecf3dab30a5 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10301

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