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Tell Brak: the Uruk/Early Dynasty sequence

gamdat nasr : period or regional style? : papers given at a symposium held in tübingen, november 1983WiesbadenPublished In 1986 • Pages: 245-273

By: Oates, Joan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Oates discusses the Late Uruk to the Early Dynastic levels excavated at Tell Brak. Area CH contains levels dated to the Late Uruk/'Jemdet Nasr' period. The ceramics are described and a seal, a bulla, and a tablet were also found. These indicate contact with southern Mesopotamia.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Comparative evidence
Ceramic technology
Property in movables
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Jemdet Nasr
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
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Late Uruk - Early Dynastic periods
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tell Brak, Syria
NotesAdditional notes
by Joan Oates
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
87100454
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jamdat Nasr Site (Iraq)