The Neolithic Settlement of Highland SW Iran: New Evidence from the Mamasani District

Since November 2002, the Mamasani Archaeological Project, a collaborative research initiative between the Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research (ICAR) and the University of Sydney, has been conducting fieldwork in highland SW Iran (see Fig. 1). This article takes the opportunity to present a discussion of one facet of our fieldwork, specifically, the evidence for the earliest Neolithic communities in highland Fars.