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Natufian in the Central Béqaa Valley, Lebanon

natufian culture in the levantAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1991 • Pages: 43-78

By: Schroeder, Bruce.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Schroeder briefly describes the field work at two Natufian sites in the Béqaa Valley: Saaïdé II and Ain Choaab. Ain Choaab was discovered during survey and has not been excavated. Saaïdé II was excavated and Schroeder gives extensive descriptions of the stratigraphy and post depositional processes involved in the four test trenches. He describes the stone tools found and briefly mentions the bone tools.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Archaeological excavation methods
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
Lithic industries
Bone, horn, and shell technology
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
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1969, 1970, 1972
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Natufian
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Saaïdé II and Ain Choaab, Béqaa Valley, Lebanon
NotesAdditional notes
Bruce Schroeder
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities