#prepotteryneolithic — Public Fediverse posts
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Göbekli Tepe : Spirits, skulls and scorpions : Jens Notroff interview, Where The Wild Thoughts Are [podcast audio 53m] via @jens2go #neolithic #PrePotteryNeolithic #megalithic #GöbekliTepe https://shows.acast.com/where-the-wild-thoughts-are/episodes/spirits-skulls-and-scorpions-journey-into-gobekli-tepe
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The Oldest Mask in the World (Pre-Pottery Neolithic B)
https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/334459-0
#HackerNews #OldestMaskInTheWorld #PrePotteryNeolithic #Archaeology #History #Culture #Discoveries
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Tell es-Sultan, ancient #Jericho in the West Bank, one of the oldest continuously inhabited places we know and the archaeological type site where #KathleenKenyon in the 1950s defined the #PrePotteryNeolithic was just inscribed as #UNESCO #WorldHeritage:
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1687
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The term #PrePotteryNeolithic was coined by K. Kenyon at the type site of #Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) to distinguish #Neolithic layers lacking any pottery from those with such implements.
It thus is a technical classification applying to this specific region - not a cultural stage.
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#PrePotteryNeolithic hunters likely were aware of these properties - they did experiment with related materials, as numerous figurines (e.g. from #NevaliCori), sculptures (e.g. from #AinGhazal), even a few small vessels made of gypsum plaster (e.g. from #Karahantepe) demonstrate.
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Well known and clearly associated with #PrePotteryNeolithic contexts are e.g. #StoneVessels from different places like #KörtikTepe in Turkey or #JerfElAhmar and #TellAbr in Syria as well as (often fragmented though) many more related sites (Göbekli Tepe for instance being one of those).
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Maybe fuelled by outdated ideas regarding #Neolithic hunter-gatherers, there seems kind of a misunderstanding about the "#pottery" part in #PrePotteryNeolithic (PPN).
They actually *did* use vessels. Just other vessels.
A short #SundayArchaeology thread:
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Maybe fuelled by outdated ideas regarding #Neolithic hunter-gatherers, there seems kind of a misunderstanding about the "#pottery" part in #PrePotteryNeolithic (PPN).
They actually *did* use vessels. Just other vessels.
A short #SundayArchaeology thread:
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Maybe fuelled by outdated ideas regarding #Neolithic hunter-gatherers, there seems kind of a misunderstanding about the "#pottery" part in #PrePotteryNeolithic (PPN).
They actually *did* use vessels. Just other vessels.
A short #SundayArchaeology thread:
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Maybe fuelled by outdated ideas regarding #Neolithic hunter-gatherers, there seems kind of a misunderstanding about the "#pottery" part in #PrePotteryNeolithic (PPN).
They actually *did* use vessels. Just other vessels.
A short #SundayArchaeology thread:
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Maybe fuelled by outdated ideas regarding #Neolithic hunter-gatherers, there seems kind of a misunderstanding about the "#pottery" part in #PrePotteryNeolithic (PPN).
They actually *did* use vessels. Just other vessels.
A short #SundayArchaeology thread:
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Well known and clearly associated with #PrePotteryNeolithic contexts are e.g. #StoneVessels from different places like #KörtikTepe in Turkey or #JerfElAhmar and #TellAbr in Syria as well as (often fragmented though) many more related sites (including Göbekli Tepe by the way). https://t.co/6FHeBZT6fx
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Maybe fuelled by recent claims that #Neolithic hunters were too "simple" and thus not capable of cultural achievements, there seems to be a misunderstanding about the "#pottery" part in #PrePotteryNeolithic (PPN).
They actually *did* use vessels. Just other vessels.
A short 🧵:
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Personally, I find this particularly interesting due to my own work and research regarding #PrePotteryNeolithic burial practices in the #Levant and #Mesopotamia - which also seem to have produced some hints at remarkable #mortuary #ritual.