Contents List

Editors' Introduction

Part I: The Course of Work
The Prelude
The 1986 Season
The 1987 Season
The 1988 Season
The 1989 Season
The 1992 Season

Part 11: Basta 2002
The Role of Basta in the Recent Neolithic Discourse
The Emergence of Neolithic Basta
On Basta's Architecture
On Basta's Subsistence Economy
On Basta's Labor Organization
On Basta's Social Organization
Bibliography


Site Setting and Site Morphology

Present-day Site Setting and Physiographic Units (H.G.K. Gebel): 35-52

Physiographic Setting
Geographical and Climatic Setting
Phytogeographical Setting
Vegetational Setting, Land Use
Hydrological Setting
Geological Setting

The Area's Physiographic Units

References

Geomorphological Site Setting and Geochemical Results (U. Kamp): 53-94

Introduction

Analytical Methods

Location of Investgated Areas

Climatic Development of the Region Since the Late Pleistocene

Weathering Processes

Erosion and Mass Movement
Ridges and Gully Clints
Aquatic Slope Erosion
Aeolian Erosion
Anthropogenic Influences
Tectonic Influences

Sediments
Soil Sediments
Wadi Alluvials
Area C Palaeorelief and Colluvials
Slope Sediments near Basta

Deposits in Areas A, B, and C
Area A
Area B
Area C
Temporal Relations in Site Use

Summary

References

Site Preservation and Site Formation Processes (H.G.K . Gebel): 95-116

Introduction

Localities and Topography of the LPPNB Occupation

Natural Processes and the Palaeorelief

Anthropogenic Processes

Comparative Aspects of the LPPNB Architecture

Summary

References

Appendix: Tables 1-2


Abiotic Resources

Raw Materials of the Small Finds Industries (B.D. Hermansen): 117-128

Introductionary Remarks. Approaches

Ecological Setting

Analysis and Discussion

Concluding Remarks

References

Appendix A and B

Raw Materials of the Flint and Ground Stone Industries (M. Muheisen, N. Qadi, and H.G.K. Gebel): 129-154

Introduction

Resource Identification and Raw Material Grouping

Geological Contexts of Lithic Sources

Chipped Stone Raw Materials
Chipped Stone Sources
Chipped Stone Raw Material Groups (FRMGs)
Raw Material Selection in the Chipped Stone Industries

Ground Stone Raw Materials
Raw Material Selection in the Ground Stone Industry

Summary on the Major Stone Raw Material Resources

References

Mineralogical Analysis of Late PPNB Rings (M.T. Crepaldi Affonso and E. Pernicka): 155-168

Introduction

Macroscopic Description

Microstructure

Provenance of Raw Materials

Manufacturing Techniques

Conclusions

References

"Greenstones" from Basta . Their Mineralogical Composition and Possible Provenance (A. Hauptmann): 169-176

Introduction

"Greenstones" in the Near East

"Greenstones" from Basta
Measurement and Materials Identification of the Samples
The Composition of the "Greenstones" from Basta and Their Possible Sources in the Levant

References

Towards a Framework for Studying the Basta Industries (B.D. Hermansen and H.G.K. Gebel): 177-186

Introduction

The Framework

An Hypothetic Example

Concluding Remarks

References


Biotic Resources

Vegetation and Plant Husbandry (R. Neef): 187-218

Introduction

Present-day Climate and Vegetation
Climate
Crop Husbandry
Vegetation

Samples

Descriptions
Anacardiaceae
Boraginaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Cistaceae
Cupressaceae
Gramineae
Malvaceae
Moraceae
Papilionaceae
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae

Results..
Preservation and Distribution
Charcoal Analysis
Vegetation and Climate of the Period of Occupation
Reconstruction of the Local Environment
Foraging and Plant Husbandry

References

On the Identification of Sheep and Goats: the Evidence from Basta (C. Becker): 219-310

Introduction

Faunal Remains (Area A)

Ecological Setting

Stratigraphical Analysis

Capra and Ovis: Species Identification

Size Index Calculation

Principal Component Analysis

Body Part Representation

Slaughtering Age and Sex Determination

Fragmentation Patterns

Cutting

Burning

Gnawing

Abnormalities, Pathologies, and Traumata

Conclusions

References

Appendix: Tables 1-22


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