TY - JOUR
T1 - Variability within consistency
T2 - Cairns and funerary practices of the Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic in the Al-Thulaythuwat area, southern Jordan
AU - Abu-Azizeh, Wael
AU - Tarawneh, Mohammad
AU - Abudanah, Fawzi
AU - Twaissi, Saad
AU - Al-Salameen, Adeeb
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Council for British Research in the Levant 2014.
PY - 2014/6/1
Y1 - 2014/6/1
N2 - Exploration undertaken in Al-Thulaythuwat/Jabal Kabd area, in the framework of the south-eastern Badia Archaeological Project, identified an extensive funerary phenomenon dating back to either, the Late Neolithic, or a transitional Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic phase. Excavation of a small but representative sample of burial structures, along with an analysis of the cairns and associated structures, highlighted different levels of variability. However, when viewed as a whole, this necropolis on the south-eastern arid margins of Jordan demonstrates a marked level of consistency. While our interpretations remain tentative, we have tried here to offer working hypotheses for this variability.
AB - Exploration undertaken in Al-Thulaythuwat/Jabal Kabd area, in the framework of the south-eastern Badia Archaeological Project, identified an extensive funerary phenomenon dating back to either, the Late Neolithic, or a transitional Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic phase. Excavation of a small but representative sample of burial structures, along with an analysis of the cairns and associated structures, highlighted different levels of variability. However, when viewed as a whole, this necropolis on the south-eastern arid margins of Jordan demonstrates a marked level of consistency. While our interpretations remain tentative, we have tried here to offer working hypotheses for this variability.
KW - Al-Thulaythuwat/Jabal Kabd
KW - Cairns
KW - Early chalcolithic
KW - Funerary practices
KW - Late neolithic
KW - Mortuary archaeology
KW - Rectangular and trapezoidal platforms
KW - Southern Jordan
KW - Steppe zone
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U2 - 10.1179/0075891414Z.00000000040
DO - 10.1179/0075891414Z.00000000040
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907278239
SN - 0075-8914
VL - 46
SP - 161
EP - 185
JO - Levant
JF - Levant
IS - 2
ER -