Fig 1.
Location of Ganj Dareh (1) and other sites of Central Zagros mentioned in the text: Abdul Hosein (2), Sheikh-e-Abad (3), Jani (4), and Wezmeh Cave (5).
Inset: Location of Central Zagros (CZ) and Çatalhöyük (ÇH). Scale = 30 km; inset scale = 150 km. Modified from https://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/106461/the-middle-east.
Table 1.
Human and faunal samples analysed showing level in the site and burial context relative to architectural features.
Table 2.
Summary of sample information, elemental compositions, and bone collagen carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotopic compositions of all samples analysed in this study.
Fig 2.
Human and faunal stable carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotope data from western Iran.
Closed circles (●) correspond to Neolithic samples, open circles (○) correspond to human samples dated to the Ottoman period: a) carbon and nitrogen isotope data of all humans and fauna from western Iran; data from Adbul Hosein and Wezmeh Cave are from [68]; b) sulfur isotope data of all humans and fauna from Ganj Dareh.
Fig 3.
Stable carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotope data of all sexed individuals from Ganj Dareh: a) carbon and nitrogen isotope data; b) nitrogen and sulfur isotope data; c) carbon and sulfur isotope data; and d) the sulfur isotope data.
Fig 4.
Carbon and nitrogen isotope data for Ganj Dareh non-adults (age < 15 years): a) carbon isotope values of non-adults relative to mean Neolithic adult female value (–19.7‰); b) nitrogen isotope values of non-adults relative to mean Neolithic adult female value (+10.4‰). Dotted lines correspond to mean female adult values.
Table 3.
Comparing variability in Ganj Dareh isotopic compositions between males and females (age 4+) using total range and standard deviation.