Transformations of Society : the Changing Role of Ritual and Symbolism in the ppnb and the pn in the Levant, Syria and South-east Anatolia
M. Verhoeven
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: Levant, Syria, South-East Anatolia, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, Pottery Neolithic, Transformations, Ritual, Symbolism, Pottery, Social regulation. Mots Clefs : Levant, Syrie, Anatolie du Sud-Est, Néolithique précéramique (PPNB), Néolithique céramique, Transformations, Rituel, Symbolisme, Céramique, Régulation sociale.
Introduction
evidence for ritual practice in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic В
period (PPNB, dated at ca. 8 600-7 000 ВС) in the Levant,
Syria and South-East Anatolia is often quite spectacular2. It is well-known that the Early Neolithic in the Near East
showed an explosion of symbolism1. More particularly, the
C'AUVIN, 2000 ; HODDER, 2001 .
2. All dates mentioned are calibrated. Levant : Lebanon, Israel, Jordan. South-East Anatolia : the more or less triangular area between the modern towns of Gaziantep in the West. Elazig in the North and Batman in the East.
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