Stones from the South. Resource complexes in Southeastern Iran in the context of regional and interregional networks. (A03)

• Subject Area: Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies ; Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 215859406

The project aims at investigating the formation of specific ResourceComplexes in Southeastern Iran, which have been at the basis of regional and interregional exchange networks since the Bronze Age. The interdisciplinary project unites Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology to explore the interrelatedness of ResourceComplexes, social networks and framing conditions and their relevance for the development of social processes. The studies are located in the region south of Jiroft in the Kerman province of Iran.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1070: Resource Cultures. Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Relation to Resources
• Applicant Institution: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Project Heads: Dr. Sabine Klocke-Daffa, until 6/2021; Professor Dr. Peter Pfälzner; Professorin Dr. Karin Polit, since 7/2021