Pre-Pottery Neolithic A

The Pre-Pottery Neolithic period was the very earliest period of the Neolithic in the Near East and Levant. Much can be discovered about this period in time by excavating archaeological sites and examining what has been preserved such as architecture and other physical materials. One aspect of these excavations that are particularly fascinating are the burial practices that prevailed within these sites throughout the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. There were many burial similarities, as well as differences, throughout this period of time and across the expanse of the Near East. These distinctions can be seen within an examination of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic site Atlit Yam and through a comparison of this site and another within the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Catal Huyuk. Burial practices are relevant as well as significant for the study of Archaeology because the dead can offer a direct link to the past and show evidence for how people once lived. This evidence can appear in countless ways, from the location and method of which the bodies were buried to the specific objects were placed in the graves alongside the bodies. As Galili wrote: “The excavation of Atlit-Yam has uncovered a wealth of burials and human remains and provides an opportunity to shed light on this…

these routes. The discovery of a lost Levantine village well in the 1990s has given crucial physical knowledge of the Neolithic society that used to occupy the area. The submerged prehistoric communities off the coast south of Levant, south of modern day Haifa, have provided understanding of what is said to be the worlds earliest olive oil production. Moreover, the reason that the water well is so significant is due to that fact that after the levels of the sea rose the water became too salty…

Gimbutas argue that the eyes of the goddess are the divine source. This was idea had been seen on the figurine from Dolni Vestonice, there was marking of stream flowing down the body starting at the eyes. They were clear markings of this in figure 86 , on the figurine it shows the flowing starting at the eyes, and it ended up on the breast or maybe even down more than that. There were also some other artifacts found representing the same idea from Mesolithic and Pre-Pottery Neolithic periods,…

has thousands of islands and multiple seas around it. The most important thing about Greece is their history; ancient and present day. Their history is split between seven different periods. Them being Neolithic, Helladic, Ancient Greece, Roman Greece, Byzantine Greece, Ottoman Greece, and Modern Greece. All which play an important role it the countries history. In each part of history, information changes and varies. Things such as the Geography, Art, Economy and culture. To start off,…

China (Cohen 2011), begin implementing domesticated animals and, later, plants into their lifestyle. There is record of the earliest domesticated dog identified in the Nanzhuangtou Ruins (Yuan 2010). This settlement was near a small inlet in northern China. To relay into thought, a new settlement would prioritize necessities foremost before domesticated, non-food product animals. Later Neolithic documentation demonstrated some domestication of, "small amounts of pig and chicken . . . are…

The Pre-Pottery Neolithic Age (The Stone Age) is described as follows by historian Marc Van De Mieroop: “There was not a sudden change from hunting-gathering to farming, but rather a slow process during which people increased their reliance on resources they managed directly, but still supplemented their diets by hunting wild animals. Agriculture enabled an increase in continuous settlement by people.” As more small groups grew, architecture developed slowly to become more sophisticated by way…

The FDA defines genetic engineering as a process in which recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology is used to introduce desirable traits into organisms. A genetically engineered (GE) animal is one that contains a recombinant DNA (rDNA) construct producing a new trait. Genetic Engineering was first realized in agriculture. According to various sources genetic engineering first occurred during the domestication of plants and animals through artificial selection. The dog was the first animal around…

question remains; where was this elusive Garden of Eden? Was it an actual physical location on this earth, or did it exist within an otherworldly dimension? Perhaps the answer will be uncovered within the ruins of Gobekli Tepe, the oldest Neolithic site known to date. There are many points of correlation between the story of Genesis and the data unearthed at Gobekli Tepe. One of the points of correlation being how…

mites of P’an Ku upon his death. There are, however, older deities whose narrative is tied to the creation of humankind. For example, the legend of Huan-nan Tzu creating humans from vapor postdates the myths of Nüwa. The story of Nü Gua molding the first humans from yellow clay and mud is not the only telling of human creation involving her. For example, texts from the T’ang dynasty, written by Li Jung, present a far different tradition where Nüwa, along with her brother-husband, were the first…

The Swastika has been held to many ideologies over the course of its existence. At present, its most widely known and understood message is that of the Nazi regime; a twisted, anti-Semitic movement that brought the entire world to a screeching, weeping halt. Just the sight of the four pronged, askew symbol puts many people on edge. Nowadays, only members of white power gangs affiliate themselves with such a wronged symbol. However, every criminal has a story, and even a criminalized symbol had…