book chapter

Pottery and plaster anlaysis: [appendix 4]

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: 532-533

By: Le Mière, Marie.

Abstract
Seven potsherds,one fragment of pisé, one fragment of a plaster vessel, and one piece of a plaster floor were analyzed using x-ray diffraction. The potsherds are outside the time range for the Aceramic Neolithic. The plaster pieces were composed of gypsum plaster and sources of gypsum are not far from Abu Huyrera.
Subjects
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Utensils
Masonry
tradition
Aceramic Neolithic
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 field work
Coverage Date
Abu Hureyra 2; 9,400 BP-7,000 BP
Coverage Place
Abu Hureyra, Syria
Notes
M. Le Mière
For bibliographical references see document 14:Moore
LCCN
98002893
LCSH
Neolithic period