book chapter

Stone and other artifacts

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 al • London • Published In 2000 • Pages: 165-186, 550

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

Abstract

Moore describes and analyzes the non-chipped stone artifacts from Abu Hureyra 1, most of the artifacts were used in procuring and processing food. He points out the sources of the raw materials used. Many of the grinding dishes have red ochre on their surface, so they would have been used to process this coloring as well as for food processing. Two unusual types of artifacts are the stone balls, which appear to be weights, and the bitumen smearer, which may have applied bitumen to baskets to make them waterproof. Also found were notched pebble weights used as fishing net weights. Finally, Moore provides a culture summary for Abu Hureyra 1 and compares this site with contemporary ones.

HRAF PubDate

2009

Region

Middle East

Sub Region

Middle East

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary 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

A. T. M. Moore

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