Early Village Life at Beidha, Jordan
Neolithic Spatial Organization and Vernacular Architecture
Brian Byrd(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. June 2012
Book
Hardback
442 pages
978-0-19-727013-4 (ISBN)
Description
This case study rigorously investigates village spatial organization and vernacular architecture of the Early Neolithic village of Beidha in southern Jordan. Around 10,000 years ago, humans began to establish farming villages in a variety of settings across Southwest Asia. Yet the changes in community social organization associated with this fundamental economic development have remained largely unexplored. This volume reveals that fundamental changes occurred over time in the built environment. Individual households became more independent and public buildings were increasingly important venues for conducting community-wide activities that served to integrate the village. This study will be of interest both to Southwest Asian archaeologists and all those interested in how early villages were formed.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Archaeologists and anthropologists studying the prehistoric Near East.
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
line drawings, halftones
many b/w figs, tbs, maps, pls, fold-out plans
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 302 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
2259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-727013-4 (9780197270134)
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Person
Brian Byrd, Adjunct Associate Professor, University California San Diego