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Kamyar Abdi

Assistant Professor of Anthropology
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Departments

  • Anthropology

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Contact Information

Email: kamyar.abdi@dartmouth.edu
Phone: 603-646-1849
Office: 6047 Silsby Hall

Education

B.A. Tehran University; M.A. University of Chicago; M.A. University of Michigan; Ph.D. University of Michigan

Areas of Expertise

Iran; archaeology; Assyrian culture

Selected Works

  • Draya tya hacâ Pârsâ aitiy: Essays on the Archaeology and History of the Persian Gulf Littoral, edited, (2006).
  • "Safe and Sound: Sivand Dam is posing no threat to Pasargadae," with T Daryaee, (2005). http://www.iranian.com/history/2005/september/heritage/index.html
  • "The Sivand Dam, Political Sensationalism, and Archaeological Rationalism," (2005). http://www.iranian.com/history/2005/september/heritage4/index.html
  • "Fars Archaeology Project 2004: Excavations at Malyan," in Iran with J Alden, et al. 43 (2005) 39-47.
  • "Observations on the Neolithic of the Qara Aghaj Valley, Fars Province," with R Bernbeck and M Gregg, Archaeological Reports, 4 (2005) 9-18.

Current Projects

"The 'Daiva' Inscription Revisited;" "Sounding at the South District, Persepolis;" "The Name Game: Persian Gulf, Archaeologists, and Politics of Arab-Iranian Relations;" "Iran from Paleolithic Period to the Rise of the Achaemenid Empire;" Akbar Tajvidi's Excavations at Persepolis, 1969-1976; Excavations at Operation W236 at Chogha Gavaneh, Central Zagros Mountains: Report on the 1999 Seasons