essay
Diffusion of 'Ubaid pottery into western Syria
upon this foundation : the 'ubaid reconsidered : proceedings from the 'ubaid symposium, elsinore, may 30th-june 1st 1988 • Copenhagen • Published In 1989 • Pages: 418-437
By: Thuesen, I., Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the diffusion of 'Ubaid pottery into western Syria, using as a basis of analysis two geographically separate sites within the western 'Ubaid-related horizon, Hama and Tell Kurdu. Thuesen examines a number of pottery sherds from each site, and, using a set of variables such as fabric, shape/typology, and decoration, inputs these data into the SPSS analysis system (Statistical Packet for the Social Sciences)to draw comparisons between the two areas. The results indicate both similarities and differences of the sample with that of the traditional 'Ubaid pottery style, but nevertheless, are similar enough to reflect the far-reaching influence of the 'Ubaid tradition from the Mesopotamian heartland on a very large geographical region.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Typologies and classifications
- Visual arts
- Comparative evidence
- 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
- 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
- 1982-1984
- 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)
- Hama and Tell Kurdu, Syria
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Ingolf Thuesen
- Discussion of Ingolf Thuesen's paper / Chairman M. Trolle Larsen
- For bibliographical references see document 14: Henrickson and Thuesen
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ubaid culture