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Cultures of the eighth and seventh millennia BP in the southern Levant: a review for the 1990s

Journal of world prehistory7Published In 1993 • Pages: 297-353

By: Gopher, Avi, Gophna, R. (Ram).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Gopher and Gophna describe the Yarmukian and Wadi Raba subtraditions and their variants: the Qatifian and Jericho IX. They present information on chronology, ceramics, lithics, architecture, burials, art, economy, and site distribution.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Processing of basic materials
Architecture
Burial practices and funerals
Visual arts
Production and supply
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ceramic 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
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
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Pottery Neolithic; 8000 BP-6000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southern Levant: Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, Palestinian Autonomoun Areas, and Syria
NotesAdditional notes
Avi Gopher and Ram Gophna
Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-353)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
87655790
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Neolithic period