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Foreword
tell sabi abyad, the late neolithic settlement : report on the excavations of the university of amsterdam (1988) and the national museum of antiquities leiden (1991-1993) in syria • Istanbul • Published In 1996 • Pages: VII-XIII
By: Akkermans, Peter M. M. G..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this forward, Akkermans presents the C-14 dates from the site, states which field work will be the focus of the collection (as can be seen in eHRAF documents nos. 11-22), provides a brief overview of the various levels, and acknowledges those who have helped with the site work and the analysis. Tell Sabi Abyad is a late Neolithic site that dates from 5700 BC to 5000 BC and was a fortified settlement in the late 13th and early 12 centuries BC Only the data that pertain to the Halaf period will be indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Identification
- 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
- 1988-1993
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 5200 BC- 5000 BC
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Peter M. M. G. Akkermans
- For bibliographical references see document 10: Akkermans
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 96220500
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Halaf culture