The proposition of grouping these sites as an `` independent Bronze Age civilization with its own architecture and language '' , intermediate between PERSON@1 to the west and the LOCATION@1 to the east , is due to PERSON@2 , head of the archaeological excavation team in LOCATION@2 .

The Jiroft site itself is of undisputed notability as a mid-3rd millennium city situated between the Elamite civilization to the west and the LOCATION@3 civilization to the east .
