The Dolmens: Construction and Dating Reconsidered
A dolmen in the Damiyah dolmen field, Jordan, was excavated. The unusually large amount of pottery found within the structure is dated as a group to EB I, and skeletal remains indicate that the primary use of the structure was for burials, quite likely for multiple, successive interment. A chamber b...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1985
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1985, Volume: 259, Pages: 63-69 |
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| Summary: | A dolmen in the Damiyah dolmen field, Jordan, was excavated. The unusually large amount of pottery found within the structure is dated as a group to EB I, and skeletal remains indicate that the primary use of the structure was for burials, quite likely for multiple, successive interment. A chamber below the floor appears to have been an exact prototype of the upper part of the structure and indicates that the dolmens were built well before any actual burials. The question of who built them remains open, but it now appears that the dolmens are a further example of the diverse burial practices during EB I. |
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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: 10.2307/1356798 |