Neolithic Figurines Manufactured from Phalanges of Equids from Dja'de el Mughara, Syria
| Autor: | Lionel Gourichon, Eric Coqueugniot, Rozalia Christidou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Field Archaeology. 34:319-335 |
| ISSN: | 2042-4582 0093-4690 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/009346909791070844 |
| Popis: | Worked specimens of proximal phalanges of Equus have been discovered in the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B levels (8700–8200 CAL. B.C.) at Dja'de el Mughara, a tell site in the Middle Euphrates Valley in northern Syria. Prior to the present study, one was published as a human figurine (Coqueugniot 2000: 70). Similar objects, dated to the Khiamian and Pre-Pottery Neolithic A periods (10,000–8700 CAL. B.C.), have been recognized at Tell Mureybet in the same region. Analysis of 22 specimens from Dja'de el Mughara reveals morphological variability and different styles of shaping within the sample.Anthropomorphic figurines in the prehistoric Near East have been approached as a distinct group of representations, often considered in terms of symbolism. Rarely are the raw materials (mainly clay and stone), technology of manufacture, and variations in fashion considered. Here, the major steps of figurine manufacture from whole proximal phalanges of equids at Dja'de el Mughara are described and a classificat... |
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