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The pre-pottery Neolithic populations of south Sinai and their relations to other circum-Mediterranean groups: an anthropological study

Paléorient20 (2)Published In 1994 • Pages: 59-84

By: Hershkovitz, Israel, Arensburg, Baruch, Bar-Yosef, Ofer.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Three sites in the southern Sinai were excavated that contained human remains. The remains were found within the living areas of the sites. These sites had similar burial practices (although they were hunter gatherers) to those found in the Levant, such as adult skull removal. Teeth and the bones were examined for information on health, diet, and possible biological affinity.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Burial practices and funerals
Mourning
Anthropometry
Genetics
Morbidity
Mortality
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Aceramic Neolithic
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
article
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Physical Anthropologist
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
1976-1979
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southern Sinai, Egypt
NotesAdditional notes
I. Hershkovitz, O. Bar-Yosef and B. Arensburg
Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-84)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
88649200
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Neolithic period