Neolithic cult sites in the southern negev, israel

Uzi Avner; Moti Shem-Tov; Lior Enmar; Gideon Ragolski; Rachamim Shem-Tov; Omry Barzilai

doi:10.2307/j.ctvndv7gk.8

Neolithic cult sites in the southern negev, israel

Uzi Avner, Moti Shem-Tov, Lior Enmar, Gideon Ragolski, Rachamim Shem-Tov, Omry Barzilai

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Abstract

An archaeological survey in the southern Negev, Israel, uncovered hundreds of Neolithic cult sites built on the mountains, with specific characteristics: ‘regular’ and perforated standing stones, anthropomorphic stone images and other intriguing stone features. Although no such sites reported in other surveys in the Negev, Sinai and southern Jordan, these cult sites are not unique to the southern Negev. The sites and their content add new dimensions to our understanding of the Early and Late Neolithic periods in the Levantine deserts. The paper describes the sites and offers some interpretation of their features.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	‘Isaac went out to the field’
Subtitle of host publication	Studies in Archaeology and Ancient Cultures in Honor of Isaac Gilead
Publisher	Archaeopress
Pages	14-35
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781784918309
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvndv7gk.8
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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