essay
Analyses polliniques de stations natoufiennes au Proche Orient
natufian culture in the levant • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 21-25
By: Leroi-Gourhan, Arlette, Darmon, Francine.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author analyzes pollen samples from various Natufian sites. The samples are too few to give a precise overview of climate change in the region, especially when the region experienced fluctuations of dry and wet periods. The Ancient Natufian is divided into two periods. An earlier dry period had few varieties of trees and plants. The dominant species were from the family of chenopods in Jordan and composite plants in Israel. This dry period is followed by a more humid period evident in the appearance of oaks, pines, and a great variety of plants, including grasses and some wild grains. Samples from the Negev reveal a humid climate during the recent Natufian. Samples from the Jordan valley during this period indicate a drier climate towards the late Natufian and rise in the number of chenopods. The author ends her article with a discussion of plant domestication.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Climate
- Flora
- Tillage
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 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
- 13,000-10,000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Israel, Syria, and Jordan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Arlette Leroi-Gourhan et Francine Darmon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-26)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities