essay
Yarim Tepe I
early stages in the evolution of mesopotamian civilization: soviet excavations in northern iraq • Tucson • Published In 1993 • Pages: 73-114
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 summarize their excavations at Yarim Tepe I. They describe the excavations, the stratigraphy, the architecture, ovens and kilns, the burials, the ceramics, the figurines, the stone and bone tools and ornaments, and floral and faunal findings. Among the more interesting finds were copper, lead, and stone seals.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Architecture
- Processing of basic materials
- Visual arts
- Property in movables
- 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; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1969-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Hassuna
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yarim Tepe I, Sinjar Plain, northern Iraq
- NotesAdditional notes
- N. Ya. Merpert and R. M. Munchaev
- 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