BOOK REVIEW: Review of The New Chronology of the Bronze Age Settlement of Tepe Hissar, Iran

This is an invited review of the new volume by Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann (۲۰۱۶) entitled "The New Chronology of the Bronze Age Settlement of Tepe Hissar, Iran". University Museum Monograph ۱۴۲, University of Pennsylvania Museum. ۴۰۸ pages | ۸ ۱/۲ x ۱۱ | ۲۳۸ illus. ISBN ۹۷۸-۱-۹۳۴۵۳۶-۸۳-۴ | ۶۹.۹۵s | £۴۵.۵۰). In general, this reviewer finds the book to be of great interest to specialists and students of the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age archaeology of Iran. Dr. Gürsan-Salzmann has done extensive study of the Erich Schmidt collection of artifacts and excavation notes housed in the United States, and presents here a larger portion of the unpublished material from Schmidt's ۱۹۳۰s research at the site near Damghan. While there is still more material unpublished, this volume provides a framework for future studies of Tepe Hissar and other sites in the region. The author should be commended for her excellent work and perseverance with very difficult archival material.