Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol 7, No 2 (1994)

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Settlement Variability: Evidence for Sociopolitical Developments in the Southern Levant

Ian Kuijit
Issued Date: 7 Jan 2008

Abstract


Despite considerable archaeological research, it is only since the mid-1980s that sites dating to the foraging/farming transition, generally known as the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period (PPNA) (ca. 10,500/10,300 - 9,300 BP), have been identified in Jordan. This under-representation of PPNA sites in the archaeological record is both a function of the relative archaeological visibility of PPNA material culture compared to that of other periods (including the type of architectural remains, small site size, and the largely non-diagnostic character of PPNA chipped stone assemblages, and the specific historical conditions of field surveys. After reviewing recent research on known PPNA sites, I argue that site location, physical area, architecture, and relative access to trade goods among PPNA communities in the Levant illustrate the existence of a regional site hierarchy, epitomized by large Jordan valley agricultural villages and smaller satellite communities situated in adjacent environmental areas.

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DOI: 10.1558/jmea.v7i2.165

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