Late Prehistory of the Lower Galilee: Multi-Faceted Investigations of Wadi el-Ashert
In the southern Levant, fundamental changes in economic organization, mortuary practices, and settlement patterns took place during the 5th to early 4th millennium b.c.e., or the Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500-3700/3600 b.c.e.). Our best evidence derives from sites in the Negev, and to a lesser degre...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2021, Volume: 385, Pages: 1-32 |
| Further subjects: | B
pedestrian survey
B electromagnetic induction B Galilee B Late Neolithic B Chalcolithic B aerial survey |
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| Summary: | In the southern Levant, fundamental changes in economic organization, mortuary practices, and settlement patterns took place during the 5th to early 4th millennium b.c.e., or the Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500-3700/3600 b.c.e.). Our best evidence derives from sites in the Negev, and to a lesser degree, the Jordan Valley and Golan Heights, and the mortuary sites along the coast. The goal of the Galilee Prehistory Project is to examine this period based on information from a different environmental region, by undertaking survey and excavation in the Galilee, a region with virtually no radiocarbon dates or plans derived from Chalcolithic sites. The multi-faceted investigation of the Wadi el-Ashert included unpiloted aerial vehicle fly-overs during different seasons, geophysical and pedestrian survey, and methodical sub-surface test sampling. The comprehensive approach to this prehistoric landscape resulted in a more nuanced understanding of the site. |
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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: 10.1086/711381 |