Settlement Established at Abu Hureyra in Syria
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Agriculture, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Syria
- Date: c. 9500-c. 5000
Article abstract: The large settlement at Abu Hureyra in northern Syria provided evidence of early peoples’ transition from a sedentary hunting and gathering economy to one based on farming and livestock husbandry.
Summary of Event
A portion of the large site called Abu Hureyra, 28.5 acres (11.5 hectares), was excavated in a salvage context during 1972 and 1973 by a team of British, American, and Australian archaeologists: A. M. T. Moore, G. C. Hillman, A. J. Legge, and their colleagues. Surveys suggested that the tell, or site, held promise for...
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