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A preliminary report on the quaternary geology and geoarchaeology of Hierakonpolis
Predynastic of Hierakonpolis: an interim report, Michael Allen Hoffman with by Barbara Adams … [et al • (1) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 93-101
By: Hamroush, Hany A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hamroush presents a preliminary report on the geomorphology, geology, and geoarchaeology of the Heirakonpolis area to help with a reconstruction of the geology of the Predynastic settlements. One of the more interesting findings concerns the 'large circular depressions … at Locality 54 … and once thought to be house pits … may be due to ancient sporadic rainfalls, where … water would accumulate … forming circular ponds.' (page 101).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Recording and collecting in the field
- Topography and geology
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Upper Egypt Predynastic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- 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.
- Geoarchaeologist
- 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 ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978, 1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 40,000 BP-0 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hierakonpolis area, Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Hany A. Hamroush
- For bibliographical references see document 8:[Hoffman]
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83961388
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities