Neanderthals in the Levant : behavioral organization and the beginnings of human modernity / edited by Donald O. Henry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henry, Donald O.

Series:

New approaches to anthropological archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neanderthals--Middle East.

Neanderthals.

Mousterian culture--Middle East.

Mousterian culture.

Tor Faraj Cave (Jordan).

Human evolution.

Social evolution.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2003.

Contents:

1 The Emergence of Modern Humans: Issues and Debates / Donald O. Henry 3

2 The Levant and the Modern Human Debate / Donald O. Henry 12

3 A Case Study from Southern Jordan: Tor Faraj / Donald O. Henry 33

4 Human Behavior and the Stone Tools from Tor Faraj / Donald O. Henry 60

5 Small Lithic Debris Analysis / Teresa L. Armagan 86

6 Into the Mind of the Maker: Refitting Study and Technological Reconstructions / Yu. E. Demidenko, V.I. Usik 107

7 Middle Paleolithic Plant Exploitation: The Microbotanical Evidence / Arlene Miller Rosen 156

8 Formation Processes and Paleosurface Identification / Harold J. Hietala 172

9 Site Structure and Material Patterning in Space on the Tor Faraj Living Floors / Harold J. Hietala 198

10 Behavioral Organization at Tor Faraj / Donald O. Henry 237

Appendix A Alphabetical Listing of Attribute Definitions Used for the Tor Faraj Small Lithic Debris Study / Teresa L. Armagan 271

Appendix B Small Lithic Debris Analysis Results Tables / Teresa L. Armagan 276

Appendix C Cross-Cultural Data for Hearths in Rockshelters / Donald O. Henry 285

Appendix D Analysis of Sediments for Zinc and Phosphate Ions / Thomas M. Harris 288.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-312) and index.

ISBN:

0826458033

OCLC:

49712216