Abu Salem: A Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Camp in the Central Negev Highlands, Israel
Renewed excavations at the site of Abu Salem near Har Harif revealed the presence of a substantial Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) occupation that partly overlapped the previously documented Late Epipalaeolithic Harifian settlement. The latter occupation is quite limited in extent, comprising a "...
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| Language: | English |
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1998
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1998, Volume: 312, Pages: 1-20 |
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| Summary: | Renewed excavations at the site of Abu Salem near Har Harif revealed the presence of a substantial Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) occupation that partly overlapped the previously documented Late Epipalaeolithic Harifian settlement. The latter occupation is quite limited in extent, comprising a "beehive" arrangement of small oval architectural features and related installations; however, the use to which the structures were put remains enigmatic. A small groundstone tool assemblage was recovered. The chipped stone tool assemblage is dominated by projectile points, notches and denticulates, retouched blades and flakes, and borers. Seriation analysis of the arrowheads indicates that the Neolithic settlement was sporadically occupied over a considerable period, beginning during the Early PPNB, towards the end of the ninth millennium BP (uncalibrated). The specific location and nature of the site are indicative of repeated seasonal (summer?) occupation of the highest elevations of the Negev by a small group of hunter-gatherers. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357671 |