WF16
WF16 is located in the spectacular Wadi Faynan area of southern Jordan. Evaluation of the site was undertaken between 1997 and 2006 with a monograph, detailing results of the evaluation, published in 2007 (Finlayson & Mithen 2007). Material remains at the site indicate that settlement occurred durin...
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| description | WF16 is located in the spectacular Wadi Faynan area of southern Jordan. Evaluation of the site was undertaken between 1997 and 2006 with a monograph, detailing results of the evaluation, published in 2007 (Finlayson & Mithen 2007). Material remains at the site indicate that settlement occurred during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period, with a suite of radiocarbon dates indicating occupation between 11,600 and 10,200 BP (Before Present–before 1950). Originally defined by Kathleen Kenyon during excavation at Jericho in the 1950s, the PPNA is traditionally seen as the earliest manifestation of an agricultural economy in the world, with villages occupied by sedentary groups practicing some form of cultivation. The PPNA brought to an end more than two million years of hunting and gathering and laid the foundations for the first civilisations. Despite more than 50 years of research, our understanding of PPNA society has remained limited. The excavation of WF16 offers the potential to significantly enhance our understanding of the PPNA and the origins of the Neolithic. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1160312024-04-04T14:40:00Z WF16 Mithen, Steven Archaeology History Middle East Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern history WF16 is located in the spectacular Wadi Faynan area of southern Jordan. Evaluation of the site was undertaken between 1997 and 2006 with a monograph, detailing results of the evaluation, published in 2007 (Finlayson & Mithen 2007). Material remains at the site indicate that settlement occurred during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period, with a suite of radiocarbon dates indicating occupation between 11,600 and 10,200 BP (Before Present–before 1950). Originally defined by Kathleen Kenyon during excavation at Jericho in the 1950s, the PPNA is traditionally seen as the earliest manifestation of an agricultural economy in the world, with villages occupied by sedentary groups practicing some form of cultivation. The PPNA brought to an end more than two million years of hunting and gathering and laid the foundations for the first civilisations. Despite more than 50 years of research, our understanding of PPNA society has remained limited. The excavation of WF16 offers the potential to significantly enhance our understanding of the PPNA and the origins of the Neolithic. 2023-10-05T10:54:39Z 2023-10-05T10:54:39Z 2018 book ONIX_20231005_9781739730178_1779 9781739730178 9780953910236 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/116031 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv37vwf8b Council for British Research in the Levant 10.2307/j.ctv37vwf8b 10.2307/j.ctv37vwf8b 0faa06b1-42a8-42e8-932a-c5ce4844f278 9781739730178 9780953910236 open access |
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| topic | Archaeology History Middle East Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern history |
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