The term Chalcolithic is a combination of two words- Chalco+Lithic was derived from the Greek words "khalkos" + "líthos" which means "copper" and "stone" or Copper Age. It is also known as the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper examines the differences between the flint tool assemblages of the Ghassulian, the major cultural entity of the Chalcolithic period ...

Excavation conducted on the archaeological hill situated in the highlands of northwestern Iran has successfully led to the identification of a significant site dating back to the Copper and Stone Ages ...

Hossein Mahmoudi, the Deputy Director of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of the province, announced the discovery, saying that the newly identified site offers valuable ...

Description of two Chalcolithic assemblages recently found in the Lower Galilee (Israel). The assemblages found on the surface of what seems to be large open-air sites, include typical Ghassulian ...

A hearth from the copper age, wooden architectural structures from the Mauryan era, golden peepul leaves (probably used for rituals) from the Gupta period and a gigantic temple complex in a fortified ...