Neanderthals in the Levant (New Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology, Vol 1) 0826458033, 9780826458032
The volume traces the controversy that revolves around the bio-cultural relationships of Archaic (Neanderthal) and Moder
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English Pages 338 [337] Year 2003
Table of contents :
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 12
List of Contributors......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
1 The Emergence of Modern Humans: Issues and Debates......Page 20
2 The Levant and the Modern Human Debate......Page 29
Case Study......Page 48
3 A Case Study from Southern Jordan: Tor Faraj......Page 50
4 Human Behavior and the Stone Tools from Tor Faraj......Page 77
5 Small Lithic Debris Analysis......Page 103
6 Into the Mind of the Maker: Refitting Study and Technological Reconstructions......Page 124
7 Middle Paleolithic Plant Exploitation: The Microbotanical Evidence......Page 173
8 Formation Processes and Paleosurface Identification......Page 189
9 Site Structure and Material Patterning in Space on the Tor Faraj Living Floors......Page 215
Summary......Page 252
10 Behavioral Organization at Tor Faraj......Page 254
Appendix A: Alphabetical Listing of Attribute Definitions Used for the Tor Faraj Small Lithic Debris Study......Page 288
Appendix B: Small Lithic Debris Analysis Results Tables......Page 293
Appendix C: Cross-Cultural Data for Hearths in Rockshelters......Page 302
Appendix D: Analysis of Sediments for Zinc and Phosphate Ions......Page 305
References......Page 313
B......Page 330
C......Page 331
E......Page 332
I......Page 333
M......Page 334
P......Page 335
S......Page 336
Z......Page 337
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 12
List of Contributors......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
1 The Emergence of Modern Humans: Issues and Debates......Page 20
2 The Levant and the Modern Human Debate......Page 29
Case Study......Page 48
3 A Case Study from Southern Jordan: Tor Faraj......Page 50
4 Human Behavior and the Stone Tools from Tor Faraj......Page 77
5 Small Lithic Debris Analysis......Page 103
6 Into the Mind of the Maker: Refitting Study and Technological Reconstructions......Page 124
7 Middle Paleolithic Plant Exploitation: The Microbotanical Evidence......Page 173
8 Formation Processes and Paleosurface Identification......Page 189
9 Site Structure and Material Patterning in Space on the Tor Faraj Living Floors......Page 215
Summary......Page 252
10 Behavioral Organization at Tor Faraj......Page 254
Appendix A: Alphabetical Listing of Attribute Definitions Used for the Tor Faraj Small Lithic Debris Study......Page 288
Appendix B: Small Lithic Debris Analysis Results Tables......Page 293
Appendix C: Cross-Cultural Data for Hearths in Rockshelters......Page 302
Appendix D: Analysis of Sediments for Zinc and Phosphate Ions......Page 305
References......Page 313
B......Page 330
C......Page 331
E......Page 332
I......Page 333
M......Page 334
P......Page 335
S......Page 336
Z......Page 337
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