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Clay analyses of the prehistoric pottery: first results

excavations at tell sabi abyad: prehistoric investigations in the balikh valley, northern syriaOxfordPublished In 1989 • Pages: 233-235

By: Le Mière, Marie.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Le Mière used x-ray flourescence to analyze 51 sherds with the results presented in a dendrogram. The sherds separate into Late Neolithic and Halaf sherds.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
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
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 Marie Le Mière
for bibliographical references see document 20:Akkermans
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Neolithic period--Syria/Syria--Antiquities