Village on the Euphrates: From Foraging to Farming at Abu Hureyra (Paperback)
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|Short Description for Village on the Euphrates Tell Abu Hureyra, a settlement by the Euphrates River in Syria, was excavated in 1972-73 by international archaeologists. Documented first hand in the book, findings from the excavation, which uncovered two successive villages, capture the transition in human history from the hunting-and-gathering to the farming way of life.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Published: 16 November 2000
- Format: Paperback 604 pages
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- Categories: Anthropology | Asian History | Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Archaeology By Period / Region
- ISBN 13: 9780195108071 ISBN 10: 0195108078
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Full description for Village on the Euphrates
Tell Abu Hureyra, a settlement by the Euphrates River in Syria, was excavated in 1972-73 by an international team of archaeologists that included the authors of the book and scientists from English, American, and Australian universities. The excavation uncovered two successive villages: in the first village (c. 11,500-10,000 BP), inhabitants foraged vegetation and hunted local wildlife, the Persian gazelle, in particular. In the second village (c. 9700-7000 BP), inhabitants employed a more sophisticated method of food production, the cultivation of grain crops and the pasturing of sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs. Documented first hand in the book, these findings capture the transition in human history from the hunting-and-gathering to the farming way of life. This book is intended for old World archaeologists, anthropologists, students.
