The early neolithic of the eastern Fertile Crescent : excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan /
The Eastern Fertile Crescent region of western Iran and eastern Iraq hosted major developments in the transition from hunter-forager to farmer-herder lifestyles through the Early Neolithic period, 10,000-7000 BC. Within the scope of the Central Zagros Archaeological Project, excavations have been co...
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Oxford ; Philadelphia :
Oxbow Books,
[2020]
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| Format: | Electronic |
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| Series: | CZAP reports ;
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Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Preface and acknowledgements
- 1. The Neolithic transition in the Eastern Fertile Crescent: project themes, aims and objectivesRoger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Kamal Rasheed Raheem
- 2. Excavation, recording, and sampling methodologiesAmy Richardson, Roger Matthews and Wendy Matthews
- 3. Palaeoclimate and environment of the Iraqi Central ZagrosMatt Bosomworth, Dominik Fleitmann and Maria Rabbani
- 4. Intensive field survey in the Zarzi RegionRoger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Kamal Raeuf Aziz
- 5. Fluxgate gradiometry survey at BestansurDavid Thornley
- 6. Geoarchaeological borehole, sediment and microfossil analyses at BestansurChris Green, Rob Batchelor, Maria Rabbani, Alessandro Guaggenti and Wendy Matthews
- 7. Ethnoarchaeological research in Bestansur: insights into vegetation, land-use, animals and animal dungSarah Elliott, Robin Bendrey, Jade Whitlam and Kamal Raeuf Aziz
- 8. ConservationJessica S. Johnson
- 9. Excavations and contextual analyses: BestansurAmy Richardson, Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Sam Walsh, Kamal Raeuf Aziz and Adam Stone
- 10. Excavations and contextual analyses: ShimsharaWendy Matthews, Roger Matthews, Kamal Raeuf Aziz and Amy Richardson
- 11. Radiocarbon dating of Bestansur and shimsharaPascal Flohr, Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Dominik Fleitmann
- 12. Sustainability of early sedentary agricultural communities: new insights from high-resolution microstratigraphic and micromorphological analysesWendy Matthews
- 13.integrated micro-analysis of the built environment and resource use: high-resolution microscopy and geochemical, mineralogical and biomolecular approachesWendy Matthews, Aroa Garcia-Suarez, Marta Portillo, Chris Speed, Georgia Allistone, Ian Bull, Jessica Godleman and Matthew Almond
- 14. Microarchaeology: the small traces of neolithic activitiesIngrid Iversen
- 15. Animal remains and human-animal-environment relationships at Early Neolithic Bestansur and ShimsharaRobin Bendrey, Wim Van Neer, Salvador Bailon, Juan Rofes, Jeremy Herman, Mel Morlin and Tom Moore
- 16. Early Neolithic animal management and ecology: integrated analysis of faecal materialSarah Elliott with contributions from Wendy Matthews and Ian Bull
- 17. Bestansur molluscs: regional context and local activitiesIngrid Iversen
- 18. The charred plant remains from Early Neolithic levels at Bestansur and ShimsharaJade Whitlam, Charlotte Diffey, Amy Bogaard and Mike Charles
- 19. Human remains from Bestansur: demography, diet and healthSam Walsh
- 20. Early Neolithic chipped stone worlds of Bestansur and ShimsharaRoger Matthews, Amy Richardson and Osamu Maeda
- 21. Material culture and networks of Bestansur and Shimshara Amy Richardson
- 22. Ground stone tools and technologiesDavid Mudd
- 23. Public archaeology at BestansurRhi Smith, Othman Fattah, Hero Salih, Hawar Hawas, Mathew Britten and Wendy Matthews
- 24. The Neolithic transition in the eastern Fertile Crescent: thematic synthesis and discussionWendy Matthews, Roger Matthews, Amy Richardson and Kamal Rasheed Raheem
- Bibliography.