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The prehistoric pottery of Tell Sabi Abyad

excavations at tell sabi abyad: prehistoric investigations in the balikh valley, northern syria • Oxford • Published In 1989 • Pages: 77-213

By: Akkermans, Peter M. M. G..

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

Akkermans analyzed the ceramics from the tell, mostly using diagnostic sherds (as only 6 complete vessels were found) such as rim, base, or decorated sherds. He describes temper, vessel shape, decoration, and compares Tell Sabi Abyad ceramics with other contemporary ones in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq. In the northeastern section of the site the strata and the ceramics divided themselves into Halaf (T4, strata 1-3) and Late Neolithic (T4, strata 4 and T5) with a clear break between the two. In the southeastern section of the site, however, this did not happen and there are several strata that are Transitional (P14, strata 7-9). The Late Neolithic strata are found in P14, strata 10-11. All the other strata were Halaf. The data that pertain to the Ceramic Neolithic and the transitional strata were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials)subjects . The Halaf ceramics were not indexed for OCM subjects as there is a separate eHRAF collection on Halaf (M086).

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

Ceramic technology

Utensils

Visual arts

Cultural participation

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

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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

1986

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

Late Neolithic and Early Halaf; 7300 BP-7000 BP(5300 BC-5000 BC)

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

Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria

NotesAdditional notes

By Peter M. M. G. Akkermans

for bibliographical references see document 20:Akkermans

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Neolithic period--Syria/Syria--Antiquities