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'Ain Ghazal: a major Neolithic settlement in central Jordan
Science • 240 • Published In 1988 • Pages: 35-39
By: Simmons, Alan H., Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse, Rollefson, Gary Orin, Mandel, Rolfe D., Kafafi, Zeidan Abdel-Kafi.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Simmons et al. describe the findings from the excavations at 'Ain Ghazal, a continuously occupied site from early to late Neolithic. This is unusual as many sites were abandoned or show temporal gaps. The site also documents an economic shift from a variety of wild and domestic plants and animals to an emphasis on pastoralism. Discussed are the chronology, probable population size, ritual and artistic behavior, environmental setting, and economy. This document also discusses Kohler-Rollesfson's model of communities that were segregated into spacially separate populations that independently operated animal husbandry or agriculture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Sociocultural trends
- Production and supply
- Diet
- Pastoral activities
- 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
- four field seasons from 1982-1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B to Pre-Pottery Neolithic C; 9200 BP-7700 BP (7200 BC-5700 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
- Alan H. Simmons, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, Gary O. Rollefson, Rolfe Mandel, Zeidan Kafafi
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17024346
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic period