Abstract
ABSTRACTA pilot survey of the plain of Tehran, marking the beginning of the second phase of collaborative research between the University of Bradford, University of Tehran and the Cultural Heritage Organisation of Iran (CHOI), was conducted in August 2003. The pilot was launched with two main aims. Firstly, to pilot the collection of data regarding the frequency, distribution, density and condition of sites from the terminal Palaeolithic c. 8000 B.C., and then through the Late Chalcolithic c. 3000 B.C. to the present. Secondly, to provide a basis from which to select sites for detailed survey and test excavation in order to enhance the absolute chronology of the Tehran plain. Both aims were achieved during the duration of the pilot season and we recorded a total of 27 archaeological sites, including four previously unknown large Chalcolithic sites, and a further 25 modern sites, which are helping us to model potential land use strategies. Finally, our pilot indicated that this non-renewable cultural resource is under substantial pressure from farming, building and illicit excavations as over 90% of sites recorded had sustained recent damage.
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