Search Results - "ROLLEFSON, GARY O."
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The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project: Landscape Archaeology in the Northern Hinterland of Petra, Jordan
Published in American journal of archaeology (01-10-2017)“…In three field seasons, between 2010 and 2012, the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) conducted a diachronic archaeological survey of the…”
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Inscribed landscapes in the Black Desert: Petroglyphs and kites at Wisad Pools, Jordan
Published in Arabian archaeology and epigraphy (01-11-2020)“…Petroglyphs are well known in the Negev, eastern and southern Jordan, and the Arabian Peninsula. Intensive documentation of hundreds of petroglyphs at the site…”
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First chronometric results for ‘works of the old men’: late prehistoric ‘wheels’ near Wisad Pools, Black Desert, Jordan
Published in Antiquity (01-08-2016)“…Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating has provided the first absolute dates for the prehistoric stone arrangements known as ‘wheels’, found in…”
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Two Glass Beads from Wisad Pools in the Jordanian Black Desert
Published in Journal of glass studies (01-01-2018)“…Two glass beads were discovered in an architectural structure (W-80) at a site called Wisad Pools, located in the so-called Black Desert of eastern Jordan…”
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Late Prehistoric Aggregation Patterns in Jordan’s Eastern Badia
Published in Syria (Paris, France) (2013)“…Fieldwork in the Late Prehistory of Jordan’s basalt-strewn Black Desert has a history of more than thirty years of research, and recent investigations over the…”
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LATE PREHISTORIC AGGREGATION PATTERNS IN JORDAN'S EASTERN BADIA
Published in Syria (Paris, France) (01-01-2013)“…Depuis plus de trente ans, la recherche archéologique s'est intéressée à l'étude de la fin de la période préhistorique et à la protohistoire de la région du…”
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Late Acheulian Variability in the Southern Levant: A Contrast of the Western and Eastern Margins of the Levantine Corridor
Published in Near Eastern archaeology (01-06-2006)“…One of the fascinating aspects of the archaeology of very ancient times is that it offers glimpses of extinct lifeways. We find this particularly true for the…”
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From Flint Mine to Fan Scraper: The Late Prehistoric Jafr Industrial Complex
Published in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (01-08-2002)“…Reported here is the discovery of an enormous industry for the production of cortical flake blanks in the el-Jafr Basin of southeastern Jordan. The industry is…”
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Research : first chronometric results for "works of the old men" : late prehistoric "wheels" near Wisad Pools, Black Desert, Jordan
Published in Antiquity (01-08-2016)“…Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating has provided the first absolute dates for the prehistoric stone arrangements known as "wheels," found in…”
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The "land of conjecture:" New late prehistoric discoveries at Maitland's Mesa and Wisad Pools, Jordan
Published in Journal of field archaeology (01-04-2015)“…Major cultural transformations took place in the southern Levant during the late prehistoric periods (ca. late 7th-4th millennia b.c.). Agropastoralists…”
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Early Neolithic Exploitation Patterns in the Levant: Cultural Impact on the Environment
Published in Population and environment (01-07-1992)“…Settlement pattern shifts and climate in the area that includes modern Jordan, Palestine/Israel and Syria south of Damascus, plaster production in the area and…”
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Ain Ghazal: A Major Neolithic Settlement in Central Jordan
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (01-04-1988)“…'Ain Ghazal, an archeological site located on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, is one of the largest early villages known in the Near East. The site dates to…”
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The Greening of the Badlands: Pastoral Nomads and the "Conclusion" of Neolithization in the Southern Levant
Published in Paléorient (01-01-2011)“…Jacques Cauvin's view of Neolithization in the Levant concentrated very little on how the symbols revolution might have applied to the development of the…”
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Neolithic Cultures at 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan
Published in Journal of field archaeology (01-12-1992)“…Six seasons of excavations between 1982 and 1989 at the Neolithic site of 'Ain Ghazal in central Jordan have sampled only a small area of the huge settlement,…”
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ʿAin Ghazal: An Early Neolithic Community in Highland Jordan, near Amman
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Two Seasons of Excavations at ʿAin el-Assad near Azraq, Eastern Jordan, 1980-1981
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An Investigation into Early Desert Pastoralism: Excavations at the Camel Site, Negev
Published in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (01-05-2013)Get full text
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Late Acheulian Artifacts from ʿAin el-Assad ("Lion's Spring"), near Azraq, Eastern Jordan
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Prehistoric Cultural Ecology and Evolution: Insights from Southern Jordan
Published in American Antiquity (01-10-1996)“…Rollefson reviews "Prehistoric Cultural Ecology and Evolution: Insights from Southern Jordan" by Donald O. Henry…”
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A Plastered Human Skull from Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan
Published in Journal of field archaeology (01-04-1990)Get full text
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