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Abu Hureyra 1 and the antecedents of agriculture on the middle Euphrates

natufian culture in the levantAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1991 • Pages: 277-292

By: Moore, A. M. T. (Andrew Michael Tangye).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Moore describes the main features of the late Epipaleolithic settlement at Abu Hureyra near the Euphrates river and compares this site to contemporary Natufian sites in Israel and Jordon. The Epipaleolithic layers consist of numerous pits, the largest of which were houses. The site is located near the steppe and the Euphrates flood-plain. This enabled the population to exploit both habitats.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Land use
Architecture
Building interiors and arrangement
Cultural participation
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
1972 and 1973
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
11,500 BP-10,000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Abu Hureyra I, Syria
NotesAdditional notes
A. M. T. Moore
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Middle East--Antiquities