Village on the Euphrates : from foraging to farming at Abu Hureyra /

Village on the Euphrates : from foraging to farming at Abu Hureyra /

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Main Author: Moore, A. M. T. (Author)

Other Authors: Hillman, Gordon C., Legge, A. J.‏

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Subjects:

Excavations (Archaeology) > Syria.
Neolithic period > Syria.
Abu Hureyra, Tall (Syria)
Syria > Antiquities.

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Call Number: GN776.32 .S95 M66 2000

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Table of Contents:
  • The inception of the excavation. The themes of the research
  • Beginning work
  • The setting
  • The settlement of Abu Hureyra 1. Methods of excavation at Abu Hureyra
  • The excavation of Abu Hureyra 1
  • The chipped stone and bone artifacts
  • Stone and other artifacts
  • The village of Abu Hureyra 2. The excavation of Abu Hureyra 2
  • The buildings and layout of Abu Hureyra 2
  • Disposal of the dead
  • The people of Abu Hureyra
  • The economy of the two settlements at Abu Hureyra. The plant food economy of Abu Hureyra 1 and 2
  • The exploitation of animals
  • The significance of Abu Hureyra. The development of Abu Hureyra
  • Abu Hureyra and the beginning of agriculture.