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Biological evidence for human sedentism in southwest Asia during the Natufian
natufian culture in the levant • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 315-336
By: Tchernov, E. (Eitan).
Abstract
'The goal of this paper is: (1) to bring forth mainly biological evidence to support the argument that sedentism already existed during the early Natufian in the southern Levant; (2) to explain how the establishment of a sedentary way of life caused a major impact on the environment by creating special habitats around long-term sites, even before domestication and farming were regularly practiced; and (3) to show that under these special ecological conditions people started to manipulate the wild populations through selective culling.' (page 315). Tchernov discusses in situ speciation, the increase in plants and animal species exploited, and extensive control over wild populations of gazelles. He relies heavily on the data from Hayonim cave and terrace.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeozoologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2007
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 12,000 BP-10,000 BP
- Coverage Place
- Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Autonomous Areas, and Syria
- Notes
- Eitan Tchernov
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-340)
- LCSH
- Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities