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Loading... Village on the Euphrates: From Foraging to Farming at Abu Hureyraby A. M. T. Moore
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Tel Abu Hureyra, a settlement by the Euphrates River in Syria, was excavated in 1972-73 by an international team of archaeologists that included the authors of the book and scientists from English, American, and Australian universities. The excavation uncovered two successive villages: in thefirst village (c. 11,500-10,000 BP), inhabitants foraged vegetation and hunted local wildlife, the Persian gazelle, in particular. In the second village (c. 9700-7000 BP), inhabitants employed a more sophisticated method of food production, the cultivation of grain crops and the pasturing of sheep,goats, cattle, and pigs. Documented first hand in this book, these findings capture the transition in human history from the hunting-and-gathering to the farming way of life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)939.43History and Geography Ancient World Ancient history in other areas Syria PalmyraLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |