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The development of Neolithic societies in the Near East
Advances in world archaeology • 4 • Published In 1985 • Pages: 1-69
By: Moore, A. M. T. (Andrew Michael Tangye).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Moore writes an overview of the Neolithic. He separately describes the cultural sequence for each region in the Near East . He defines the Neolithic as the 'period in which a pattern of village settlement based on subsistence farming and stockbreeding became the basis of existence for communities throughout the Near East.' (page 2) Moore describes the 'principal changes that took place in the economy, patterns of settlement, and, so far as possible, social and community organization.' (page 1). He also describes the environment, architecture, and artifacts. Only the data that pertain to the Ceramic Neolithic were marked for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Production and supply
- Structures
- Settlement patterns
- Sociocultural trends
- General tools
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 8000 BP-6100 BP (6000 BC-4100 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Near East; Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, Palestinian Autonomous Areas, Syria, and Turkey
- NotesAdditional notes
- Andrew M. T. Moore
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-69)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83640148
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic period