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Natufian settlement in the Azraq Basin, eastern Jordan
natufian culture in the levant • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 235-242
By: Garrard, Andrew N..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Research in the Azraq Basin has found over 100 prehistoric sites, but only one has definite Natufian affinities. It is a deflated site situated among silt dunes about one kilometer south of some perennial springs. A six meter square sounding was excavated. Stone and bone tools were found along with faunal remains and some human remains. The site appears to have been a base camp.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Processing of basic materials
- Weapons
- Fauna
- 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
- 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
- 1975-1989
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- early to mid Natufian
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Azraq 18 or Ain el-Saratan, Azraq Basin, eastern Jordan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Andrew N. Garrard
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-244)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities