Overview

The natural arc of resource-rich land which forms the 'Fertile Crescent' of South-West Asia is regarded as the earliest centre of village-based farming in the world and has been the focus of much of our understanding of the transition from Epipalaeolithic hunter-gathers to Neolithic farmers. Beyond the Fertile Crescent is the first volume of the Azraq Project, a large-scale archaeological and palaeoenvironmental survey and excavation project undertaken between 1982 and 1989 in the ecologically diverse sub-region of the Azraq Basin in north-central Jordan: an area rich in Palaeolithic and Neolithic archaeology. Beginning with an overview to the Project aims, a detailed analysis of past and present environments and land use and the history of excavation in the Basin, Beyond the Fertile Crescent explores the geology, stratigraphy and dating of the Late Palaeolithic sites and provides a detailed description of the technology and typology of the lithic assemblages from the sites. These are then compared with those from the wider Levant, in order to explore possible links between technological traditions and social groups in order to understand the evidence for settlement strategies across the region.

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Author:   Andrew Garrard ,  Brian Byrd
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
Volume:   13
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.882kg
ISBN:  

9781842178331

ISBN 10:   1842178334
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section A: Project background(Andrew Garrard) 1. Introduction 2. The environmental context 3. History of investigations, survey results and excavation strategy Section B: The Late Palaeolithic - geological context(Christopher Hunt and Andrew Garrard) 4. Geological context and stratigraphy of Late Palaeolithic sites Section C: The Late Palaeolithic - chipped stone assemblages (Brian F. Byrd with contributions from Andrew Garrard) 5. Research strategy and analytical approach to chipped stone assemblages from Azraq Basin 6. Chipped stone assemblages from the Jilat sites 7. Chipped stone assemblages from the Uwaynid and Azraq sites 8. Intersite comparisons and overall trends among the Azraq Basin assemblages 9. Regional patterns in late palaeolithic chipped stone production and technology in the levant

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