Times in between: A zooarchaeological analysis of ritual in Neolithic Sha'ar Hagolan

Nimrod Marom; Yosef Garfinkel; Guy Bar-Oz

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.05.003

Times in between: A zooarchaeological analysis of ritual in Neolithic Sha'ar Hagolan

Nimrod Marom, Yosef Garfinkel, Guy Bar-Oz

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Abstract

The early sixth millennium settlement at Sha'ar Hagolan, in the central Jordan valley, shows evidences for early village planning, including courtyard houses, streets, and a water well, and also a large number of portable symbolic items, notably clay figurines of a corpulent female are dominant. The largest courtyard building in the settlement was previously suggested to have served ritual purposes, based on the pottery assemblage, figurines, and burials found in it. In this paper we report the results of a zooarchaeological analysis of the assemblage from that courtyard building, which support this suggestion, and may indicate that the rituals conducted in the building were seasonal celebrations. Archaeological and anthropological parallels are suggested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	216-225
Number of pages	10
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	464
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.05.003
State	Published - 10 Jan 2018

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Funding Information:
The Dean of Advanced Studies of the University of Haifa , the Israeli Council for Higher Education , and the Irene Levi Sala CARE Foundation supported this study through grants and scholarships.

Funding Information:
The Dean of Advanced Studies of the University of Haifa, the Israeli Council for Higher Education, and the Irene Levi Sala CARE Foundation supported this study through grants and scholarships.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA

Keywords

Neolithic
Raptors
Ritual
Sha'ar Hagolan
Zooarchaeology

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Times in between: A zooarchaeological analysis of ritual in Neolithic Sha'ar Hagolan

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