essay

Les fouilles en cours sur la Terrasse d'Hayonim

natufian culture in the levantAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1991 • Pages: 93-109

By: Valla, François Raymond, Le Mort, F., Plisson, H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This report examines structures from Hayonim terrace in northern Israel. The structures include 'houses', which are hollows borded by stones, 'fireplaces' of stone and bone assemblages, some burnt, and 'refuse pits.' The second part of the article discusses seven burials. The final part of the article examines the stone tools and their possible usage.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Lithic industries
Heating and lighting equipment
Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
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.
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
1980-1987
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
recent and late Natufian (13000-10000 BP)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Hayonim, Israel
NotesAdditional notes
F. R. Valla, F. Le Mort, H. Plisson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Middle East--Antiquities