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PPNC adaptations in the first half of the 6th millenium BC

Paléorient19Published In 1994 • Pages: 33-42

By: Rollefson, Gary Orin, Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Using data primarily from 'Ain Ghazal this document examines the change in subsistence that probably occurred as the environments around agricultural settlements became degraded. The authors propose the settlements split into farming and herding groups. The pastoral group would have returned to their village and their houses for only part of the year, becoming incipient migratory pastoralists. This would account for the architectural changes seen in the late PPNB and PPNC such as the adoption of the 'corridor' houses that can be found at Beidha and 'Ain Ghazal and for some of the differences in projectile points.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociocultural trends
Production and supply
Pastoral activities
Dwellings
Environmental quality
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 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
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B to Pre-Pottery Neolithic C; 8510±90 BP-7720±100BP (6510±90 BC-5720±100 BC)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
'Ain Ghazal, Jordon
NotesAdditional notes
G. O. Rollefson and I. Köhler-Rollefson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
88649200
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Neolithic period