The life-history of the basalt ground stone artefacts from an early urban domestic neighbourhood in the southern Levant: the remains from Early Bronze III Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel
| dc.contributor.author | Beller, Jeremy A. | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Fayek, Mostafa (Anthropology) Davidson-Hunt, Iain (Natural Resources Institute) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Greenfield, Haskel (Anthropology) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-21T16:33:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-21T16:33:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-11-21 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Anthropology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Recent archaeological excavations at the early urban settlement of Early Bronze Age III Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel presented the opportunity to reconstruct the life-history of basalt ground stone artefacts. In specific, this investigation sought to establish the nature of production, distribution, consumption, and discard associated with these commodities. This study involved a provenance analysis using XRF, a typological analysis, a morphometric analysis, and a spatial analysis. The results indicate that the basalt sources in the northeastern sub-regions of the southern Levant were locally exploited for the small-scale production of basalt artefacts by non-specialised artisans. These commodities were redistributed to Tell es-Safi/Gath residents by a centralised authority. The role Tell es-Safi/Gath played in these long-distance exchange networks indicates the socio-economic prominence this settlement held in the Shephelah. This results further demonstrate the potential of ground stone artefacts for understanding the behaviour and daily life of non-elite people. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/28575 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Archaeology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Near East | en_US |
| dc.subject | exchange | en_US |
| dc.title | The life-history of the basalt ground stone artefacts from an early urban domestic neighbourhood in the southern Levant: the remains from Early Bronze III Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |