Comparison of two Turkish Neolithic sites with rich symbolism, Çatalhöyük and Göbekli,
suggests widespread and long-lasting themes in the early settled communities of the region …

Shortly after his retirement from a distinguished career in the Department of Archaeology at
Edinburgh, the author gave the Rhind Lectures for 2009, bringing together his thoughts …

Figurative depictions in art first occur ca. 50,000 years ago in Europe, Africa, and Southeast
Asia. Considered by most as an advanced form of symbolic behavior, they are restricted to …

The aim of this chapter is to situate the symbolism and ritual at Catalhoyuk in the wider
context of eastern Turkey and the Middle East. The rich symbolism at the site has already …

People tend to belong to multiple social circles, which construct and reflect a person's social
identity. Group affiliation is embodied and may be expressed by personal adornment …

The analysis of a funerary area dated to the late 9th millennium BC (Early to Middle PPNB)
sheds new light on the ritual practice of the first farming communities in Southern Syria …

Abstract The excavation of Har Harif 45, a campsite radiometrically dated to the 6th–5th
millennia BCE, in the Negev highlands (Israel) uncovered many charcoals determined as …

This paper summarises typological and technological research on a small assemblage of
pottery containers recovered at Kfar HaHoresh (KHH), a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site in the …

Early agricultural practices are often viewed as such a radical transformation that they not
only structured and drove the long-term development of subsistence economies, but also …

This paper presents the results of two recent excavations conducted at Nahal Betzet II and
Ard el Samra, in the Akko Plain. Both excavations revealed stratigraphical sequences dated …