essay
The first settled societies: Natufian (12,500-10,200 BP)
archaeology of society in the holy land • New York, N.Y. • Published In 1995 • Pages: 169-189, 566-567
By: Valla, François Raymond.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
To offer an explanation of the phenomonon known as the Natufian, as archaeological data 'never has an uniquivocal meaning, and … depends upon a series of interpretations;' Francois Valla states 'it is necessary to observe it, take measure of its complexity, and to describe it appropriately.' (page 169). To that end he summarizes the material industries (lithic, bone);architecture; food (procurement, storage, diet); burial data; art and decoration; physical appearance and health; differences between the early, late, and final Natufian phases; how sedentary they may have been; the site of Mallaha; and domestication of the dog.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Lithic industries
- Bone, horn, and shell technology
- Visual arts
- Architecture
- Burial practices and funerals
- 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
- Natufian; 12,500-10,200 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Egypt, Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, Palestinian Autonomous Areas, and Syria
- NotesAdditional notes
- François Valla
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 566-567)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 94035170
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities