book chapter

The chipped stone

Village on the Euphrates: from foraging to farming at Abu Hureyra, byA.M.T. Moore, G.C. Hillman, A.J. Legge ; with contributions by J. Huxtable ... [et alLondon • Published In 2000 • Pages: 133-154, 550

By: Olszewski, Deborah.

Abstract
Olszewski asserts the assmeblage from Abu Hureyra 1 is significant for its large size and in that both large and small artifacts were proportionaltely recovered during excavation. She describes the assemblage from each level, determines if changes occurred in the assemblage over time, and compares the assemblage with contemporary sites in the Levant. Although Abu Hureyra shares some patterns of chipped stone tool use with sites in the southern Levant there are enough differences in tool blank production and certain types of stone tools that the northern and southern Levant should be considered separate regions during the Epipaleolithic.
Subjects
Lithic industries
General tools
Weapons
Cultural participation
tradition
Epipaleolithic
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field Date
1972-1973
Coverage Date
11,500 B.P.-10,000 B.P.
Coverage Place
Abu Hureyra 1, Syria
Notes
D. I. Olszewski
For bibliographical references see the Aceramic Neolithic collection(M084) document 14:Moore
LCCN
98002893
LCSH
Neolithic period--Syria/Excavations (Archaeology)--Syria/Abu Hureyra, Tall (Syria)/Syria--Antiquities