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.