WF16: excavations at an early Neolithic site in southern Jordan. Stratigraphy, chronology, architecture, burials

Mithen, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3391-7443, Finlayson, B., Maricevic, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8647-6250, Smith, S., Jenkins, E. and Najjar, M. (2018) WF16: excavations at an early Neolithic site in southern Jordan. Stratigraphy, chronology, architecture, burials. Council for British Archaeology in the Levant, London, pp738. ISBN 9780953910236

Abstract/Summary

This volume describes the 2008-2010 excavations at WF16, a Pre-Pottery neolithic A site in Southern Jordan dating to c. 12,000-10,300 BP. The site was discovered in 1996 and evaluated between 1997-2003 (Finalyson & Mithen 2007). The excavation exposed c. 30 semi-subterranean structures of various sizes and designs, along with burials, middens, animal and plant remains and a rich array of material culture. The stratigraphy and contents are fully described, along with an analysis of radiocarbon dates and chipped stone artefacts to establish the site chronology, and a description of the architecture and burials. The volume includes a review of the early Neolithic in the Levant to place the excavation into context and a concluding chapter that interprets the evidence prior to the major post-excavation phase of the WF16 project.

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Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Scientific Archaeology Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
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