Contents List

Dialogue

The Early Neolithic Origin of Ritual Centers

Introductory Note

Keynotes

• G.O. Rollefson: Early Neolithic Ritual Centers in the Southern Levant: 3-13.


• K. Schmidt: „Ritual Centers“ and the Neolithisation of Upper Mesopotamia: 13-21.

Comments

• A. Belfer-Cohen, N. Goring-Morris: Which Way to Look? Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Neolithic Processes: 22-24.


• B. Boyd: Some Comments on Archaeology and Ritual: 25-27.


• H.G.K. Gebel: On PPN Ritual Centralities: 27-29.


• B.D. Hermansen: Ritual as Function, Ritual as Social Practice?: 29-30.


• F. Hole: Arguments for Broadly Contextualizing Ritual: 30-31.


• Z.A. Kafafi: Stones, Walls, and Rituals: 32-34.


• I. Kuijt: The Materiality of Ritual on the Social Landscape: Questions and Issues: 35-37.


• T.E. Levy: The View from the End of the Trajectory: 37-39.


• D. Schmandt-Besserat: About “Hieroglyphs” – ANeolithic System of Sacred Symbols: 39.


• M. Verhoeven: The Centrality of Neolithic Ritual: 40-42.


• D.A. Warburton: Early Neolithic Ritual Centers: 42-47.


• T. Watkins: Ritual Centers for Socio-Cultural Networks: 47-49.

Replies to Commentators

• G.O. Rollefson: 50-52.


• K. Schmidt: 52-53.