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Natufian plant husbandry in the southern Levant and comparison with that of the neolithic periods: the lithic perspective
natufian culture in the levant • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 483-517
By: Unger-Hamilton, Romana.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Unger-Hamilton conducted extensive experimental field work using replicated stone tools to 'harvest' 39 different plants. The stone tools were then examined for microwear using the high power analysis approach of L.H. Keeley. The experimental tools were then compared to sickle blades from several Natufian sites to answer the question of what species of plants were harvested by the Natufians.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Experimental data
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Flora
- 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
- 1982-1987 for field experiments
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Natufian; 10,800 BC-8000 BC (12,800 BP-10,000 BP)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Israel and Palestinian Autonomous Areas
- NotesAdditional notes
- Romana Unger-Hamilton
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-520)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities