Wadi hammeh 27, an early Natufian settlement at Pella in Jordan / edited by Phillip C. Edwards.

• TeilnehmendeR: Edwards, Phillip C.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 59.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (436 p.)
• Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012).

Winner of the 2013 American Schools of Oriental Research G. Ernest Wright Award! This award is given to the most substantial volume dealing with archaeological material, excavation reports and material culture from the ancient Near East and eastern Mediterranean. Wadi Hammeh 27, an Early Natufian Settlement at Pella in Jordan is a detailed report on one of the most important Natufian sites to have emerged in the past thirty years and an integrated analysis and interpretation of subsistence strategies, settlement patterns and ritual life in one of the world’s earliest village communities. The 14,000-year-old settlement of Wadi Hammeh 27 is one of the most spectacular sites of its kind, featuring the largest, most complex pre-Neolithic architectural complex yet discovered in the Middle East, an unparalleled series of artefact caches and activity areas, and a rich corpus of late Ice Age art pieces. \'This book is a treasure-trove for researchers specialising in the Natufian period and is a most significant addition to the data base of the Early Natufian in particular.\' Anna Belfer-Cohen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1. ‘Springs, Sweet and Clear’: Wadi Hammeh 27 and Its Environs / Phillip C. Edwards -- 2. The Pella Region: Environment and Resources in the Terminal Pleistocene / Phillip C. Edwards -- 3. Stratigraphy, Chronology and Taphonomy / Phillip C. Edwards -- 4. Architecture and Settlement Plan / Phillip C. Edwards -- 5. Artefact Discard Patterns and Activity Areas / Phillip C. Edwards and Tania Hardy-Smith -- 6. Flaked Stone (Flint) Artefacts / Phillip C. Edwards -- 7. Hammeh and Sickle: A Microwear Analysis of Retouched Flint Blades and Bladelets / Zvonkica Stanin -- 8. The Basaltic Artefacts and Their Origins / Phillip C. Edwards and John Webb -- 9. Limestone Artefacts / Phillip C. Edwards -- 10. Tools and Ornaments of Bone / Phillip C. Edwards and Gaëlle Le Dosseur -- 11. Artefacts and Manuports of Various Materials / Phillip C. Edwards , John Webb and Rob Glaisher† -- 12. Visual Representations in Stone and Bone / Phillip C. Edwards -- 13. Animal Bones and Archaeozoological Analysis / Yvonne H. Edwards and Louise Martin -- 14. Plant Remains and Archaeobotanical Analysis / Sue Colledge -- 15. The Human Skeletal Remains and Their Context / Stephen G. Webb and Phillip C. Edwards -- 16. Artificial Modification of the Central Upper Incisors of Homo 4 / Fanny Bocquentin , Isabelle Crevecoeur and Patrick Semal -- 17. Wadi Hammeh 27: Postscript and Prospects / Phillip C. Edwards -- References / Phillip C. Edwards -- Index / Phillip C. Edwards.