Amir Ghaedi - Ph.D. candidate, Department of Archaeology, Humanities of Sciences, Islamic Azad University Varamin Peshva Branch, Varamin, Iran
Behzad Balmaki - Department of Archaeology, Humanities of Science, Hamedan branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
Lily Givar - Department of Archaeology, Humanistic of Science, Varamin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

The body of women has been observed abundantly in the southern Zagros region from the end of the Neolithic period to the first millennium BC, therefore the purpose of this article is to investigate the evolution of the body of women in terms of their form and type of clothing and decorations in order to understand the beliefs and thoughts of the ancient people. In this regard, it has been tried to classify women's figures based on their appearance and motifs such as the type of hair and face makeup, the type of hats and clothes, and the way of showing the female figures that are repeated in prehistoric works, in order to answer our questions regarding the background, reasons for making, execution methods and practical aspects of female figures this research has been performed using descriptive-analytical and documentary method. The results show that the figurines of the copper and stone period in the South Zagros region are primarily stylized and simplified and mostly include one construction method, but in the early Bronze Age and at the same time as the Old Elam period, the figurines grew and became more diverse and complex. And they are made in different shapes and forms. In the Middle Elam period, we see the production of figurines that are realistic and delicate, and diversity can be seen in the way of construction in different situations and the mass production of various figurines.

Keywords: figure, Women, Elam, Neolithic, evolution