essay

Tell Sabi Abyad: the site and the setting

excavations at tell sabi abyad: prehistoric investigations in the balikh valley, northern syria • Oxford • Published In 1989 • Pages: 11-15

By: Akkermans, Peter M. M. G..

Abstract
Akkermans describes the natural setting for Tell Sabi Abyad and briefly describes the site. The tell consists of two Prepottery Neolithic mounds and two mounds that consist of Late Neolithic to Halafian strata. Only the data that pertain to the Ceramic Neolithic were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
Subjects
Identification
Chronologies and culture sequences
Settlement patterns
Geography
tradition
Ceramic Neolithic
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field Date
1986
Coverage Date
Prepottery Neolithic-Halaf
Coverage Place
Tell Sabi Abyad, northern Syria
Notes
By Peter M. M. G. Akkermans
for bibliographical references see document 20:Akkermans
LCSH
Neolithic period--Syria/Syria--Antiquities