The Appropriation and Integration of Resources in Premodern Societies in the Iranian Highlands: An IntroductionKristina A Franke, Thomas Stöllner, Nima Nezafati, Moslem Mishmastnehi, and Martin KehlPart I: Fundamentals of a specific environment: climate, vegetation, soils and land-use, and potentials and practices in wind and water useI-1 Soil Resources as Determinants of Archaeological Site Location in IranMartin Kehl, Babak Rafiei-Alavi, Zahra Lorzadeh, Yaser JebreiliI-2 Hydro-Political Borders and Division of Space in the History of IranMajid Labbaf Khaneiki, Abdullah Saif Al-GhafriI-3 Holocene ecological changes in the Shahrizor Plain, Northern Iraq. New results from a plant macro studyManfred Rösch, Eileen Eckmeier, Anette Kadereit, Elena Marinova, Maria Rabbani, Simone MühlI-4 Soil and Society. Multifaceted Character of Soil as a ResourceZahra Lorzadeh, Babak Rafiei Alavi Alavijeh, Martin Kehl, Haeedeh LalehI-5 From Prosperity to Jeopardy. The Cultural Footprint of the 120-Day Wind in SistanMoslem MishmastnehiI-6 Analysis of Wind in Nishtafun Windmills. An Empirical SimulationMohammadjavad MahdavinejadI-7 Windcatcher. A Green Solution from Ancient Persian Vernacular Architecture for the Present EraPayam Nejat, Fatemeh JomehzadehI-8 The resource water, climate change, and resilience at DouzlakhNatascha Bagherpour Kashani, Nicole Boenke, Rainer HerdPart II: Appropriation and utilisation of raw materials and miningII-1 Ancient Mining and Metallurgical Studies in Iran. Challenges and Future PerspectivesNima Nezafati, Morteza Momenzedah, Thomas Stöllner, Prentiss de Jesus, Vincent C. Pigott, Ernst Pernicka, Barbara Helwing, Kamran AhmadiII-2 Mining at the Fringes.
Mineral Resource-Procurement at the Iranian Highlands between Traditional Practices and State-ControlThomas Stöllner, Abolfazl Aali, Iman Mostafapour, Nima Nezafati, Hande Oezyarkent, Fabian Schapals, Hamed ZifarII-3 Bronze Age Mining and Husbandry. Isotopic Analysis of Domestic Animal Mobility in Iranian Highlands and Central AsiaHande Özyarkent, Thomas StöllnerII-4 Ancient Mining and Settlement at the "Modern" Lead-Silver Mine of Shakin, NW Central Iran. A Preliminary ApproachFabian Schapals, Iman Mostafapour, Hamzeh Karimi, Nima Nezafati, Behnam Ghanbari, Thomas StöllnerII-5 Mobility and Resource Management. The Mining Landscape of Nishapur in the Islamic PeriodZahra Lorzadeh, Haeedeh LalehII-6 Recent Studies on Technology and Provenance of Tin Bronze Metallurgy on the Prehistoric Iranian PlateauOmid Oudbashi.