essay

The archaic phase of the Hassuna culture

early stages in the evolution of mesopotamian civilization: soviet excavations in northern iraqTucsonPublished In 1993 • Pages: 115-127

By: Merpert, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Merpert summarizes what is known about the archaic phase of the Hassunan subtradition in northern Iraq and presents dates for it. He does this by comparing several sites (Yarim Tepe I, Tell Hassuna, Tell Sotto, Umm Dabaghiyah, Kültepe, etc.). Compared are their stratigraphy, ceramics, stone vessels, architecture, lithic artifacts, economy, trade, and dates.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Identification
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; 2008
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
archaic Hassuna; 7750 BP-7000 BP (5750 BC-5000 BC)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern Iraq
NotesAdditional notes
N. Ya. Merpert
Spine title: Early Mesopotamian civilization
Translations of papers originally published in Soviet journals 1973-1989
For bibliographical references see document 9: Yoffee and Clark
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