Investigating Late Neolithic ceramics in the northern Levant: the view from Shir

This paper presents a review of the ceramic investigations at the Late Neolithic site of Shir. Situated in Western Syria the site occupies a central position in the so-called 'Levantine corridor', which linked the southern Levant, Central Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia in the Neolithic. T...

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Published inLevant (London) Vol. 52; no. 1-2; pp. 15 - 33
Main Authors Nieuwenhuyse, Olivier P., Daskiewicz, Malgorzata, Schneider, Gerwulf
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.05.2020
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Summary:This paper presents a review of the ceramic investigations at the Late Neolithic site of Shir. Situated in Western Syria the site occupies a central position in the so-called 'Levantine corridor', which linked the southern Levant, Central Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia in the Neolithic. The ceramic sequence covers a period of several centuries between c. 7000 and 6450 cal BC. The pottery analysis combined bulk processing in the field and archaeometric work in the laboratory to construct a viable ceramic categorization. This paper discusses long-term ceramic trends that follow the first appearance of pottery in the northern Levant, including the development of pottery containers for storage.
ISSN:0075-8914
1756-3801
DOI:10.1080/00758914.2018.1453213