Kafteri Phase

One-half of the obsidian recovered at Tal-e Malyan was from the Kafteri Phase ca. 2000 b.c., contemporaneous with Ur III in Mesopotamia. Gomparison of the source distribution patterns between the earlier Banesh Phase and the later Kafteri Phase shows distinctly different patterns of source utilization. Unfortunately, contemporaneous obsidian artifacts from Tepe Yahya were not available, so these changes could not be monitored in the south central highlands. 

Luxury items make their appearance during the Kafteri Phase. 

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