2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Study on the Prehistoric.Urbanization in the Northern Levant
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13571034
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
考古学(含先史学)
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUNEKI Akira University of Tsukuba, Institute of History and Anthropology, Associate Professor, 歴史・人類学系, 助教授 (70192648)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AKAHANE Sadayuki Shinsyu University, Department of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (40089090)
TAKIZAWA Makoto Shizuoka University, Department of Humanities, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (90222091)
MIYAKE Yutaka Tokyo Kaseigakuin University, Department of Humanities, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (60261749)
HISADA Kenichiro University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geology, Associate Professor, 地球科学系, 助教授 (50156585)
NAKAMURA Toru University of Tsukuba, Institute of Agriculture, Professor, 農林学系, 教授 (60015881)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Keywords | Levant / Syria / Neolithic / Urbanization / Social complexities / Tell el-Kerkh / Material adminis tration system / Craft specialization |
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| Research Abstract |
We have been working on the site, named Tell el-Kerkh, located in the Rouj Basin, northwest Syria since 199?. This site is one of the largest Neolithic settlements in the Near East, and our first investigations disclosed that the site is quite important for understanding the urbanization, social complexities, craft specialization processes in prehistory. The offered project is the second investigations on the site, and we tried to clear the prehistoric city formation and social integration processes. We executed not only the excavations at. Tell el=Kerkh, but also the general surveys around the site to detect the prehistoric settlement patterns. The summary of our results is as follows
(1)The settlement. of Tell el-Kerkh dates back to the early PPNB period (9^<th> millennium b.c.), and the emergence of this settlement closely relates to the beginning of agriculture
(2)The paleo-botanical studies disclosed that the wheat. and lentils have already been domesticated in the settlement of Tell el-Kerkh. The pig and cattle domestication was also the important subsistence for the Neolithic people there
(3)Therefore, the neolithization in northwest Syria dates to the early as in the middle Euphrates region
(4)The neolithization process advanced very rapidly at Tell el-Kerkh. Within one thousand years, a hierarchical settlement system, centered by Tell el-Kerkh, appeared in the basin. The settlement grew over 20ha, and it. imported erotic precious stones from outside the basin to produce tools and ornaments. At the same time, the craft specialization slid the complicated material administration systems developed in the settlement
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Research Products
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[Publications] Tsuneki, A., Hydar, J., Miyake, Y., Maeda, O., Odaka, T., Tanno, K., Hasegawa A.: "Fourth Preliminary Report of the Excavations at Tell el-Kerkh, Northwestern Syria"Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum XXI. 130 (2001)
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