essay

Complex hunter-gatherers at the end of the Paleolithic: 20,000-10,000 BP

archaeology of society in the holy landNew York, N.Y.Published In 1995 • Pages: 141-168, 562-565

By: Goring-Morris, A. Nigel.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Goring-Morris gives '…short descriptions… of the various archaeological entities focusing on the dynamics of the chronological sequence, spatial/territorial aspects, and adaptive strategies of the populations occupying the changing landscape.' (page 141). The Natufian is only briefly mentioned in this document. '…[L]ithic assemblages [are] used to identify specific social groups in the landscape.' (page 143). There is also a short description of the site Ohalo II with a plan of an early campsite.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Chronologies and culture sequences
Lithic industries
Geography
Land use
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Epipaleolithic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2009
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
20,000 BP-10,000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Eygpt, Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, and Palestinian Autonomous Areas
NotesAdditional notes
Nigel Goring-Morris
Includes bibliographical references (p. 562-565)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
94035170
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Middle East--Antiquities