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Foreword by the Series Editor; Preface: The genesis of the Fars Archaeology Project, by Kamyar Abdi; Goals of the excavations, by Susan Pollock, Reinhard Bernbeck, and Kamyar Abd; Notes on the physical and human geography of the Eastern Ramjerd Plain, by Saman Heydari and Reinhard Bernbeck; Surface survey at Tol-e Bai, by Reinhard Bernbeck; Excavation and site stratigraphy, by Susan Pollock; The Neolithic pottery, by Reinhard Bernbeck; Bakun pottery, by Reinhard Bernbeck, Hamid Fahimi and Nassim Janmaleki; Chipped stone artifacts, by Elham Ghasidian, Ahmad Azadi and Susan Pollock; A microwear study of chipped stone tools, by Melody Pope; Miniature cylindrical objects, by Susan Pollock; Small finds, by Mohsen Javeri, Kamyar Abdi and Reinhard Bernbeck; Grinding and pounding implements, by Fariba Saeedi and Susan Pollock; Burnt clay, by Reinhard Bernbeck and Michael Gregg; Burnt stone, by Susan Pollock and Saman Heydari; Animal bones, by Marjan Mashkour, with contributions of Salvador Bailon; Macrobotanical remains, by Masoumeh Kimiaie; Phytolith analysis, by Anies Hassan; Microdebris analysis, by Sepideh Saeedi; Organic residue analysis, by Michael Gregg; Radiocarbon dates, by Susan Pollock; A survey of rockshelters near Tol-e Bai, by Saman Heydari; Ethnoarchaeological observations at Ahmadabad in the south-central Zagros mountains, by Ahmad Azadi; Neolithic Worlds at Tol-e Bai, by Susan Pollock and Reinhard Bernbeck; Summary; Bibliography; Persian summary.