Neolithic material engagements transformed the ways in which communities interacted with the physical world and one another. Based on evidence from the flanks of the Zagros Mountains, in western Iran and north‐eastern Iraq, Robert Braidwood initially proposed his ‘Hilly Flanks’ hypothesis for the origins of agriculture and sedentism. The evidence for multi‐centred developments in domestication has demonstrated that elements of these practices spanned south‐west Asia in the Early Neolithic. The Zagros Mountains (and the eastern branch of the Fertile Crescent as a whole) constituted an area of vibrant engagement with new ideas, materials, experimentation and innovation, participating in the networks of interaction and exchange that facilitated the spread of alternative lifeways. This research examines how engagements with clay influenced the development and spread of new ways of thinking about the physical world, highlighting the role of clay as a transformational material through sites in the Central Zagros.

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Zagros山麓丘陵的陶土前创新

新石器时代的物质接触改变了社区与物理世界以及彼此之间相互作用的方式。根据伊朗西部和伊拉克东北部扎格罗斯山脉侧翼的证据，罗伯特·布雷德伍德（Robert Braidwood）最初提出了关于农业和久坐主义起源的“希里侧翼”假设。驯化多中心发展的证据表明，这些习俗的要素在新石器时代初期就跨越了西南亚。扎格罗斯山脉（以及整个新月的东部分支）构成了一个充满活力的区域，充满了新的思想，材料，实验和创新，并参与了相互作用和交流的网络，从而促进了另类生活方式的传播。