چکیده:
Two important points have been the motivations of the writers of this
article. The first motivating factor is the importance of the Neolithic
Period especially the phase of shifting from Epi-Paleolithic to Neolithic
in nowadays archaeological argumentation. The second factor is the
importance of Khorramabad valley at the Paleolithic period and the
abundance of early Chalcolithic sites and having no knowledge about
the valley’s archaeology in Neolithic Period. Exploring two important
sites namely Roāhol and Merijelo and finding three sites namely Sarab
Kotela, Kohele and Kharmanjā Haft Cheshmeh in this valley, have
opened promising horizons for archaeologists to understand the
cultural changes of the Neolithic period. Surveying the surface findings
and studying on the settlement layers of these sites have provided an
opportunity for initial recognition of the existence of social life in
Neolithic period in the valley.
The general archaeological researches on central Zagros and specific
researches on Khorramabad valley and also identifying and
preliminary surveying of two under- discussion sites have created a
proper opportunity for proposing a new mission to excavate the sites
and to conduct systematic compact survey on Khorramabad valley.
This article reviews the literature of archaeological studies on central
Zagros and Khorramabad valley briefly and propounds the theories of
beginning of food production and Neolithisation, proposes key
questions and presupposition corresponding to the writers’ suggestive
plan.