Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara : Volume 1: The Archaeology of Nabta Playa

This weighty volume covers the ongoing archeological research in the Egyptian Sahara Desert by the Combined Prehistoric Expedition sponsored by Southern Methodist U. (Dallas, TX), the Polish Academy's Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology (Warsaw), and the Geological Survey of Egypt. In his introduction, Wendorf (anthropology, Southern Methodist U.) and a Polish colleague summarize expeditions to Nile Valley Neolithic sites and the major results of work at Nabta Playa in the 1990s. Other chapters explore aspects of excavations of settlements from the Holocene age from 9500 to 5000 years ago including: human and plant remains, pottery, and a possible solar calendar. Includes site photographs, maps, line drawings of artifacts, data tables, and a cover featuring a Landsat shot of the Nabta region. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Features - Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara, Volume 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1Introduction12Geomorphology, Lithostratigraphy, Geochronology and Taphonomy of Sites113Combined Prehistoric Expedition's Radiocarbon Dates Associated with Neolithic Occupations in the Southern Western Desert of Egypt514Site E-77-7 Revisited: The Early Neolithic of El Adam Type at El Gebal El Beid Playa575Sites E-91-3 and E-91-4: The Early Neolithic of El Adam Type at Nabta Playa716Site E-75-9: The Excavation of an El Adam (?)Early Neolithic Settlement at Nabta Playa977Site E-75-6: An El Nabta and Al Jerar Village1118Site E-91-1: An Al Jerar Phase Locality at Nabta Playa147Part IThe 1991 and 1997 Excavations147Part IIThe 1998 and 1999 Excavations184Areas 1 and 5186Area 2211Area 3229Area 4239Area 6247Area 8257Area 9265Area 10274Area 11280Area 12286Area 13291Area 14299Area 15305Area 16312Part IIISummary and Discussion3199Site E-92-7: An Al Jerar and Late Neolithic Settlement33110Site E-75-8: Additional Excavation of the Seventh Millennium Site at Nabta Playa35211Site E-75-8: A Slice Through Time38612Site E-94-2: A Late Neolithic Occupation at Nabta41213Sites E-77-1 and E-94-3: Two Neolithic Sites Near Gebel Nabta42714Site E-92-9: A Possible Late Neolithic Solar Calendar46315The North Tumuli of the Nabta Late Neolithic Ceremonial Complex46816The Megalithic Alignments48917Site E-96-1: The Complex Structures or Shrines50318Human Skeletal Remains from Three Nabta Playa Sites52119Site E-92-8: A Late Prehistoric C-Group Component at Nabta Playa52920The Pottery of Nabta Playa: A Summary53421Site E-75-6: Vegetation and Subsistence of the Early Neolithic at Nabta Playa, Egypt, Reconstructed from Charred Plant Remains54422Other Botanical Studies592Part IAnthracological Studies in the Neolithic Sites of Nabta Playa, South Egypt592Part IIE-75-6: Small-Seeded Legumes in the Plant Remains from Nabta Playa601Part IIISites E-75-6 and E-91-1: Identification of Parenchymateous Tissues From Nabta Playa603Part IVNabta Playa Sites E-75-8, E-91-1, E-92-7, E-94-1, E-94-2, and El Gebal El Beid Playa Site E-77-7: Seeds and Fruits605Part VReport on a Study of Plant Impressions in Pottery from Sites E-94-3 and E-94-1 at Nabta Playa in Egypt60723The Early to Late Neolithic Archeofaunas from Nabta and Bir Kiseiba60924Holocene Bird Remains from Nabta63625Conclusions648References676Index695 if (window.jsIframe_js != null) {makeIframeWithPID('34850','','','pline=Book','170','620','','/Archaeology');} Popular Categories:Fiction BooksChildren's BookseBook StoreMedical BooksBusiness BooksRare BooksCookbooksLearning ToysB&N ServicesAbout B&NInvestor RelationsBarnes & Noble, Inc.Careers at BN.comAffiliate NetworkCorporate,
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