essay

Results of the excavations at the early agricultural site of Knltepe in northern Iraq

early stages in the evolution of mesopotamian civilization: soviet excavations in northern iraq • Tucson • Published In 1993 • Pages: 55-61

By: Bader, N. O. (Nikolai Ottovich).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Excavations were conducted at Kültepe to confirm that early agricultural sites existed in the northern Mesopotamian plain. Bader describes the architecture, ceramics, and lithics found at the site. The site is compared to Tell Sotto and other early Hassunan sites and confirms the connection and continuity between Tell Sotto and later archaic Hassunan sites.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Cultural participation

Architecture

Processing of basic materials

Chronologies and culture sequences

Sociocultural trends

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

5: Excellent Primary 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

1975-1976

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

early Hassuna

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Kültepe, Iraq

NotesAdditional notes

N. O. Bader

Spine title: Early Mesopotamian civilization

Translations of papers originally published in Soviet journals 1973-1989

For bibliographical references see document 9: Yoffee and Clark

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

93003129

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Neolithic period--Iraq/Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq/Iraq--Antiquities