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The lithic evidence from Abu Hureyra 1 in Syria

natufian culture in the levantAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1991 • Pages: 433-442

By: Olszewski, Deborah.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Olszewski analyzes the chipped stone artifacts from Abu Hureyra 1. She finds the inhabitants of this site produced tools from both blades and flakes with little change over time, indicating little change in the hunting and gathering activities at the site. Olszewski also compares Abu Hureyra 1 with Mureybit Ia. The sites are close to each other, but in two different ecological zones.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Lithic industries
General tools
Sociocultural trends
Cultural participation
Production and supply
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 1, Syria
NotesAdditional notes
Deborah I. Olszewski
Includes bibliographical references (p. 442-444)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Middle East--Antiquities