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Note on the human skeletal material from Area FS

Excavations at Tell Brak • 2 • Published In 2001 • Pages: 350-352

By: Molleson, Theya Ivitsky.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Molleson examined the human remains found in the ritual closure deposits. The skeletal remains belonged to three males and one female. Molleson attempted to determine whether any of the individuals recovered were charioteers or riders but neither could be conclusively determined.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Burial practices and funerals

Animal transport

Vehicles

Anthropometry

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Akkadian

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.

Physical Anthropologist

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; 2008

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1976-1993

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

4250-4150 BP(2250-2150 BC)

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

Theya Molleson

For bibliographical references see document 13: Oates

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

00303945

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian/Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq/Mitanni (Ancient kingdom)/Dayr al-Zawr (Syria) Antiquities