essay

First results of the excavations at Salibiya I, Lower Jordan Valley

natufian culture in the levantAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1991 • Pages: 161-171

By: Crabtree, Pam J., Campana, Douglas V., Belfer-Cohen, Anna, Bar-Yosef, Daniella E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Salibaiya I is a late Natufian site in the lower Jordan valley, 230 meters below sea level. Crabtree et al. present their findings from the first season of excavations at this site. The site contains stone, bone, and shell artifacts. The authors were able to offer a preliminary analysis on the fauna exploited by the inhabitants of the site. They classifiy the site as a seasonal camp.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Fauna
Diet
Ornament
Settlement patterns
Archaeological excavation methods
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
1987
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
11,530±1550 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Salibiya I, Israel and Palestinian Autonomous Areas
NotesAdditional notes
Pam J. Crabtree, Douglas V. Campana, Anna Belfer-Cohen, and Daniella E. Bar-Yosef
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities