essay
Yarim Tepe II: the Halaf levels
early stages in the evolution of mesopotamian civilization : soviet excavations in northern iraq • University Of Arizona Press • Published In 1993 • Pages: 129-162
By: Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich), Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Merpert and Munchaev describe their excavations at Yarim Tepe II and briefly go over their findings of the Half levels. They describe the architecture (one house in particular was larger than the rest and buried beneath the floor were some items with ritual significance), ovens or kilns, figurines, stone tools, and ceramics - describing some of the painted decorations in detail. Plans of some of the levels, drawings of some of the artifacts, and photos of some of the architecture and excavations are included.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Visual arts
- Architecture
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Archaeological excavation methods
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Halafian
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- essay
- 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; 2006
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- begun in 1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 6840±180 BP - 6210±130 BP (4840±180 BC - 4210±130 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yarim Tepe II, Iraq
- NotesAdditional notes
- N. Ya. Merpert and R. M. Munchaev
- Translations of papers originally published in Soviet journals 1973-1989
- for bibliographical references see document 4: Yoffee and Clark
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93003129
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Halaf culture