essay

Ubaid Mesopotamia reconsidered

Hilly flanks and beyond : essays on the prehistory of southwestern Asia presented to Robert J. Braidwood, November l5, l982 (36)Published In 1983 • Pages: 251-281

By: Oates, Joan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a survey of various Ubaid sites in southwestern Asia and Iraq including the Hamrin basin, the Arabian Gulf region, Choga Mami, and other Mandali sites. Emphasis in the study is on ceramic ware and chronologies.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
Visual arts
Typologies and classifications
Dating methods in archaeology
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ubaid
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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
John Beierle ; 2006
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
7500-6000 BP (5500-4000 BC)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southwestern Asia and Iraq
NotesAdditional notes
Joan Oates
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-266)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
82062879
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ubaid culture