Herders... or Homesteaders? A Neolithic Farm in Wadi Ziqlab, Jordan
Around 8000 BCE, the early farming villages of the Neolithic revolution disappeared. Explanations have been offered-from invasions, to socio-political dysfunction-but still the question remains: where did the villagers go? Through systematic sampling of steam terraces, the Wadi Ziqlab Project is exp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1995
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1995, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 2-13 |
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| Summary: | Around 8000 BCE, the early farming villages of the Neolithic revolution disappeared. Explanations have been offered-from invasions, to socio-political dysfunction-but still the question remains: where did the villagers go? Through systematic sampling of steam terraces, the Wadi Ziqlab Project is exposing Late Neolithic campsites and other small sites that hold the promise of putting the heirs of the first villagers back on the map. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210463 |