book chapter
The geology and geoarchaeology of El Omari: a neolithic settlement utilizing both desert and river environments
El Omari : a neolithic settlement and other sites in the vicinity of Wadi Hof, Helwan, by Fernand Debono and Bodil Mortensen • Mainz Am Rhein • Published In 1990 • Pages: 83-93
By: Hamroush, Hany A., Zied, Hassan Abu.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hamroush and Zied were interested the geological and geomorphological characteristics of El Omari and the relation between the site's setting and the Nile flood plain. They point out how the wadi (Wadi Hof) affects the behavior of the Nile River. There are springs in the vicinity of the site and it is near these perennial springs that one finds the Neolithic artifacts. The Neolithic located the site on a wadi terrace so as to be able to take advantage of the Nile flood plain, the desert wadi, and the perennial springs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Land use
- Settlement patterns
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Lower 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
- book chapter
- 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 ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Neolithic
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- El Omari, Wadi Hof, Helman, Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Hany A. Hamroush and Hassan Abu Zied
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-93)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic Period--Egypt
- Egypt--Antiquities