Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context

Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context The Late Neolithic cultural landscape in southern Jordan waspoorly understood due to the deficiency of basic information. However, recent investigations are improving this situation. A good example...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:453da522fd664eef870923ae1444c5ed2021-11-27T13:18:49ZLate neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context10.12797/SAAC.24.2020.24.011899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/453da522fd664eef870923ae1444c5ed2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/2633https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context The Late Neolithic cultural landscape in southern Jordan waspoorly understood due to the deficiency of basic information. However, recent investigations are improving this situation. A good example is providedby the discovery of a Jericho IX pottery assemblage at Munqata’a near Tafileh, which offers a glimpse into the influence of an exotic culture onthe post-PPNB cultural landscape in southern Jordan. However, things are different in the al-Jafr Basin to the east, where a new adaptation strategy to cope with increasing aridification was sought within the context of the traditional PPNB outpost culture. The difference in cultural landscapes between the east and the west in this period ushers in the era of ‘the desertand the sown.’ In preparation for future comparative study, this paper briefly reviews past research outcomes in the basin and discusses the Late Neolithic cultural landscape at the arid margin of southern Jordan. Sumio FujiiKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleal-Jafr BasinLate NeolithicKhashm ‘ArfaJabal Juhayra‘Awja sitesAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 24 (2020)
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language EN
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topic al-Jafr Basin
Late Neolithic
Khashm ‘Arfa
Jabal Juhayra
‘Awja sites
Ancient history
D51-90
History of the arts
NX440-632
spellingShingle al-Jafr Basin
Late Neolithic
Khashm ‘Arfa
Jabal Juhayra
‘Awja sites
Ancient history
D51-90
History of the arts
NX440-632
Sumio Fujii
Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context
description Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context The Late Neolithic cultural landscape in southern Jordan waspoorly understood due to the deficiency of basic information. However, recent investigations are improving this situation. A good example is providedby the discovery of a Jericho IX pottery assemblage at Munqata’a near Tafileh, which offers a glimpse into the influence of an exotic culture onthe post-PPNB cultural landscape in southern Jordan. However, things are different in the al-Jafr Basin to the east, where a new adaptation strategy to cope with increasing aridification was sought within the context of the traditional PPNB outpost culture. The difference in cultural landscapes between the east and the west in this period ushers in the era of ‘the desertand the sown.’ In preparation for future comparative study, this paper briefly reviews past research outcomes in the basin and discusses the Late Neolithic cultural landscape at the arid margin of southern Jordan.
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author Sumio Fujii
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title Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context
title_short Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context
title_full Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context
title_fullStr Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context
title_full_unstemmed Late neolithic cultural landscape in the Al-Jafr Basin, southern Jordan: a brief review in context
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