British Institute of Persian Studies, Iran Joual Vol. 44, 2006.
pp. 63-103.
A joint Iranian-British archaeological and geomorphological survey
of Bushehr Province, Iran took place between 23rd November and 18th
December 2004, as a pilot season to determine the course of future
survey and excavation. There were three main research aims: To
clarify the nature and chronology of coastal settlement in the
Persian Gulf, and build a chronological and cultural framework for
the Bushehr coastal region. To seek evidence for contact between
coastal Iran, Mesopotamia and the littoral of the Arabian Peninsula
during the 6th/5th millennia B.C.E. (known as the Chalcolithic,
Ubaid and Neolithic Periods in each respective region). To gather
data towards establishing the sequence of sea-level change in the
Persian Gulf.