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The Neolithic - Predynastic transition in the Fayum depression
followers of horus : studies dedicated to michael allen hoffman, 1944-1990 • (2 ; 20) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 175-184
By: Wenke, Robert J., Brewer, Douglas J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Wenke and Brewer '…assess some of the evidence concerning the apparent near-abandonment of the Fayum after about 4000 B.C., and [they] place this evidence in the context of the cultural changes Egypt was undergoing at this time. The data … come from several small sites … along the southern periphery of the ancient Fayum lake bed.' (pages 175-176). The authors agree with earlier researchers in the area that the people living in the Fayum Depression were gatherers, fishermen, and hunters of water fowl that supplemented their diet with domesticated plants and animals. In addition, the people who used site FS-3 may even have only visited the area seasonally.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Sociocultural trends
- Cultural participation
- Lithic industries
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- 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 ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000 B.C.-3000 B.C.
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Fayum Depression; Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert Wenke and D. J. Brewer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-184)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 94100469
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic Period--Egypt
- Egypt--Antiquities