The Early Neolithic Site of Ayn Abū Nukhayla, Southern Jordan
Three seasons of research at the Middle PPNB site of Ayn Abū Nukhayla indicate that it experienced intermittent, seasonal occupations spanning a period of ca. 200 years, centered on 8500 b. p. Despite being located in a hyperarid setting in southern Jordan, the site displays extensive architecture a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2003
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2003, Volume: 330, Pages: 1-30 |
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| Summary: | Three seasons of research at the Middle PPNB site of Ayn Abū Nukhayla indicate that it experienced intermittent, seasonal occupations spanning a period of ca. 200 years, centered on 8500 b. p. Despite being located in a hyperarid setting in southern Jordan, the site displays extensive architecture and other evidence of intensive occupation. Settlement of the site appears to have been triggered by a moist pulse that produced sufficient upland run-off to generate ponding in a nearby mudflat. This supported cereal cultivation that in turn produced a chaff subsidy which allowed for seasonal herding of sheep and goats in a pasture-poor region. By following a pattern of transhumance in which foraging, herding, and farming were interwoven within a complex subsistence strategy, groups were able to establish long-term, seasonal occupations in this marginal setting. |
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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: 10.2307/1357837 |