- SAPPO - Departament de Prehistòria
http://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/sappo/
Edifici de Rerca A- Campus Nord
Bellaterra (08193) -Barcelona
Telf. 0034 93 586 88 29
Buchra Taha
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Prehistòria, Department Member
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Bone and Antler, Prehistoria, Bone Technology (Archaeology), Bone Industry, and 25 moreExperimental Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Neolithic Archaeology, Symbolism, Balkan prehistory, Antler Industry, Red Ochre, Hide Tanning, Functionality, Bone technology, Landscape Archaeology, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Neolithic, Armenia, South Caucasus, Survey, Neolithic Bone Industry, History, Anthropology, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, PPNA /PPNB /PPNC, Syria, and Bone Toolsedit
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Aquesta tesi ha centrat la seva recerca en l’estudi de l’assentament de tell Halula, a la Vall de l’Eufrates, a Siria, amb l’objectiu principal d’obtenir una visio global de la vida de les eines des de l’obtencio de la materia primera... more
Aquesta tesi ha centrat la seva recerca en l’estudi de l’assentament de tell Halula, a la Vall de l’Eufrates, a Siria, amb l’objectiu principal d’obtenir una visio global de la vida de les eines des de l’obtencio de la materia primera fins al seu abando. L’estudi de l’evolucio i la representativitat cultural de la industria ossia del jaciment ha permes coneixer les seves dinamiques culturals i socials i confirmar la seva funcio com un fort indicador cultural i cronologic que permet distingir tres periodes neolitics diferents.
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The exceptional bone artefact assemblage from the Neolithic site of Tell Halula (Syria)—PPNB, Pre-Halaf, and Halaf periods—comprises 670 items. The abundant data provided by the faunal remains analysis and the stratigraphic distribution... more
The exceptional bone artefact assemblage from the Neolithic site of Tell Halula (Syria)—PPNB, Pre-Halaf, and Halaf periods—comprises 670 items. The abundant data provided by the faunal remains analysis and the stratigraphic distribution of the bone items, as well as their very good conservation and diversity, permit a holistic analysis of raw material and morphologies. The ultimate goal of this research is the understanding of cultural and social dynamics that occur at Tell Halula, through evolution, cultural, and functional representations of the bone objects. The rich PPNB assemblage includes cutting tools, pointed tools, needles, tubular items and hooks: a typical equipment of the Northern Levant overall but also of the Southern Levant. With Pre-Halaf and Halaf objects, this study fills an important documentary gap in the Near East. Résumé : L'assemblage exceptionnel d'objets en matière osseuse du site néolithique de Tell Halula en Syrie, qui couvre le PPNB, le Pré-Halaf et le Halaf, comprend 670 objets. L'abondance des données relatives aux vestiges fauniques de ce site, la distribution stratigraphique des objets en matière osseuse, leur excellent état de conservation, ainsi que la diversité morphologique et fonctionnelle des artefacts, nous ont permis d'appliquer une analyse holistique, englobant l'étude des matières premières et l'étude des morphologies. L'objectif du travail est de comprendre davantage les dynamiques culturelles et sociales à l'oeuvre sur le site, au travers de l'évolution de l'assemblage osseux, des représentations culturelles et des usages des objets. L'assemblage très riche du PPNB présente des outils tranchants, des outils pointus, des objets tubulaires et des crochets, typiques du Levant nord surtout, mais également du Levant Sud. Avec des objets pré-Halaf et Halaf, cette étude comble des lacunes documentaires importantes au Proche-Orient.
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The exceptional bone artefact assemblage from the Neolithic site of Tell Halula (Syria)—PPNB, Pre-Halaf, and Halaf periods—comprises 670 items. The abundant data provided by the faunal remains analysis and the stratigraphic distribution... more
The exceptional bone artefact assemblage from the Neolithic site of Tell Halula (Syria)—PPNB, Pre-Halaf, and Halaf
periods—comprises 670 items. The abundant data provided by the faunal remains analysis and the stratigraphic distribution of
the bone items, as well as their very good conservation and diversity, permit a holistic analysis of raw material and morphologies.
The ultimate goal of this research is the understanding of cultural and social dynamics that occur at Tell Halula, through evolution,
cultural, and functional representations of the bone objects. The rich PPNB assemblage includes cutting tools, pointed tools, needles,
tubular items and hooks: a typical equipment of the Northern Levant overall but also of the Southern Levant. With Pre-Halaf and
Halaf objects, this study fills an important documentary gap in the Near East.
periods—comprises 670 items. The abundant data provided by the faunal remains analysis and the stratigraphic distribution of
the bone items, as well as their very good conservation and diversity, permit a holistic analysis of raw material and morphologies.
The ultimate goal of this research is the understanding of cultural and social dynamics that occur at Tell Halula, through evolution,
cultural, and functional representations of the bone objects. The rich PPNB assemblage includes cutting tools, pointed tools, needles,
tubular items and hooks: a typical equipment of the Northern Levant overall but also of the Southern Levant. With Pre-Halaf and
Halaf objects, this study fills an important documentary gap in the Near East.
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The study of Near Eastern Neolithic societies has special significance in understanding the transformation of hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural communities. Among the variables which have been studied, technological change has... more
The study of Near Eastern Neolithic societies has special significance in understanding the transformation of hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural communities. Among the variables which have been studied, technological change has been a key factor in defining the different stages of transformation of the hard animal materials industry. The ongoing analysis of this industry with samples from the site of Tell Halula in Syria is providing good results in this area.
In this paper we analyse a specific tool found at Tell Halula, namely a long bevel with a blunt or sharp active part used for distal-lateral friction. A considerable number of these elements have been collected (n=83), allowing for a detailed analysis. We performed typological, technological and experimental studies to understand the transformation of these objects and reconstruct all the stages of the production cycle.
In this paper we analyse a specific tool found at Tell Halula, namely a long bevel with a blunt or sharp active part used for distal-lateral friction. A considerable number of these elements have been collected (n=83), allowing for a detailed analysis. We performed typological, technological and experimental studies to understand the transformation of these objects and reconstruct all the stages of the production cycle.
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Abstract: In this paper we present the preliminary results of the typological and technological analysis of Neolithic bone tools from the site of Kamiltepe in the Qarasu Valley. We would like to measure the originality of Kamiltepe... more
Abstract: In this paper we present the preliminary results of the typological and technological analysis of Neolithic bone tools from the site of Kamiltepe in the Qarasu Valley. We would like to measure the originality of Kamiltepe assemblage compared with others existing around. This the first step of a wider analysis of Near Eastern and Asian assemblages, in the project to analyse bone objects, on the basis of experimentation and technical and functional traces in order to study technology and use-wear, from the choice of the raw material to the abandonment of the final objects.
Publication Name: (In press) GDRE volume. Prehistoric exploitation of hard animal materials. An overview of the exploitation of hard animal materials during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic
Publication Name: (In press) GDRE volume. Prehistoric exploitation of hard animal materials. An overview of the exploitation of hard animal materials during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic
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El trabajo de la piel es una actividad artesanal compleja que comprende diferentes operaciones y puede implicar el uso de diversos tipos de útiles. Estudios etnográficos y experimentales muestran la participación de útiles macrolíticos y... more
El trabajo de la piel es una actividad artesanal compleja que comprende diferentes operaciones y puede implicar el uso de diversos tipos de útiles. Estudios etnográficos y experimentales muestran la participación de útiles macrolíticos y óseos durante varias etapas del tratamiento de la piel. Nuestro programa experimental se centra en evaluar el uso complementario de ambas categorías de instrumentos en las secuencias de limpieza, depilado y flexibilización de pieles. Este estudio forma parte del análisis global de las industrias macrolíticas e industrias óseas del poblado neolítico de Tell Halula (Siria). Procesado de piel, útiles de hueso, útiles de basalto, PPNB, Siria.