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'Ubaidian villages of lower Mesopotamia: permanence and evolution from the 'Ubaid O to 'Ubaid 4 as seen from Tell el'Oueili

upon this foundation : the 'ubaid reconsidered : proceedings from the 'ubaid symposium, elsinore, may 30th-june 1st 1988CopenhagenPublished In 1989 • Pages: 18-42

By: Huot, Jean-Louis, Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of one of the oldest known settlements in southern Iraq, Tell el'Oueili, at the time of the author's field work (1976-1987). Essentially this work discusses the 'palaeo-environment' of the 'Ubaid society during this early period, as based on stratigraphical analysis of the various occupational layers at the site. Emphasis in this work is on environmental conditions that prevailed at the beginning and the end of the period represented, rather than evolutionary changes with time. Also addressed in this document is the manner in which the population adjusted to changes in the environment during the late 'Ubaid period. In summary, Huot classifies the Tell el'Oueili economy as being based on cereal agriculture, with specialized stock-raising, supplemented by fishing.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural stratigraphy
Chronologies and culture sequences
Ceramic technology
Dwellings
Special deposits
Visual arts
Paint and dye manufacture
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.
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
1976-1987
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)
Tell el'Oueili, southern Iraq
NotesAdditional notes
By Jean-Louis Huot
Discussion of Jean-Louis Huot's paper / Chairman H.T. Wright
For bibliographical references see document 14: Henrickson and Thuesen
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ubaid culture