- Luristan civilization
Cassites (Kassites, kasians) were a turbulent tribe which migrated to the
Zagros Mountains andMesopotamia (presentDoroud ) in 3000 and 4000 BC.Cassite were a race who had been living in the
Zagros Mountains , and like other groups of Asianiques, had provided for themselves by hunting and fishing. They gradually directed their way towards farming and herding They were familiar with pottery, slings, maces and javelins. They used sharpened stones for ploughing and had knives made of flint. Metal had not been discovered at that time. [ [http://www.salamiran.org/IranInfo/Culture/Arts/history/index.html SalamIran, Iranian Handicrafts, Art in the passage of History ] ] Its men often invaded the Mesopotamian plain, threatening theBabylonian Empire . Ultimately, during 18th century B.C., they conquered it, and were able to reign over it for 5 centuries.According to Babylonian , Assyrian and Elamite inscriptions, the residents of the Zagros mountains had been tribes like Lolobi, Manai, kasi, Gouti, Amada and parswa
Decline of Cassites in 2000 BC, Happened by assault of
Elamite Powerful government.Consequently, retreated to Zagros and became the tributary of Elimates.Culture
Artifacts obtained from this region display the taste, arts and civilization of this mountain-dwelling tribe.
The art of using metal started from the Cassites era in Zagros region. [ [http://www.salamiran.org/CT/Culture/Arts/metalwork/index.html SalamIran- Culture & Tourism, Art and Handicraft of Iran: The Art of Metalwork ] ]
Later on, arts of Cassites were imitated by other tribes, living on Iranian plateau. Attractive bronze objects, discovered in their tombs, show that they used to inter the weapons of the deceased together with their owners.
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