essay

Microstratigraphic analysis of depositional sequences in Areas FS and SS

Excavations at Tell Brak • 2 • Published In 2001 • Pages: 353-367

By: Matthews, Wendy, French, C. A. I. (Charles A. I.), Lawrence, T., Cutler, D. F., Jones, M. K..

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

This paper discusses the history of use and abandonment of the two monumental building complexes in Areas FS and SS at the site of Tell Brak in Syria which serve as contexts of the microstratigraphic evidence under study. The authors then examine contextual variation in deposit types in order to identify key traces of different uses and meanings of space and micro-environment in a range of contexts within the third-millennium BC settlement at the site (p. 353).

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

Cultural stratigraphy

Grounds

Religious and educational structures

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.

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; 2008

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

4334-3113 BP (2334-2113 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

W. Matthews, C. A. I. French, T. Lawrence, D. F. Cutler and M. K. Jones

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