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Beidha: an early Natufian encampment in southern Jordan
natufian culture in the levant • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 245-261
By: Byrd, Brian F..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Byrd summarizes the results of the Beidha Natufian excavations. This includes the ecological context, the Natufian stratigraphy, the chipped stone assemblage, marine shells that were probably used as ornaments, subsistence, and hearths and roasting areas. No walls, structures, storage facilities, or stone pavements were found.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Geography
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Hunting and trapping
- Heating and lighting equipment
- 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
- 1958-1967, 1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 12,910±250 BP - 10,910±520 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Beidha, southern Jordan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Brian F. Byrd
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities