Joint Findings by Bioarchaeologists from the University of Tehran and the University of Warsaw in the Qazvin Plain:
Existing Hypotheses About the Iranian Plateau Before the Formation of the Median Empire Are Revised
The results of five years of sustained joint research by the archaeology group of the University of Tehran and the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw on human skeletal remains from the Iron Age II and III cemetery (c. 1100–750 BCE) at Qareh Tepe, Sagzabad, have been published in three scientific articles in reputable international journals. These achievements, obtained through the most precise laboratory methods of archaeometry, transform the traditional picture and previous hypotheses concerning the social structure, diet, and mobility of communities on the Central Iranian Plateau on the eve of the formation of the Median Empire.
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