{"product_id":"an-archaeological-investigation-of-the-central-sinai-egypt","title":"An Archaeological Investigation of the Central Sinai, Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0-87081-537-7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardback, XXI + 340 pp., (28,5x22 cm), phots., maps, drawings, tables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e very good\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1400g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank W. Eddy, Fred Wendorf, An Archaeological Investigation of the Central Sinai, Egypt, University Press of Colorado 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on field work conducted in 1996 by the Combined Prehistoric Expedition (CPE)in the upper Wadi Grafi Basin, An Archaeological Investigation of the Central Sinai, Egypt, sheds further light on the Timnian Tradition of the southern Levant, one of the earliest (7000-3000 B.P.) nomadic pastoral cultures described to date. The results of their research indicate that there were two distinct settlement patterns that were alternating adaptive responses to changing climatic conditions. First, a regional environmental analysis shows that nomadic tent pastoralists herding goats, sheep, as well as cattle were responding to desert living during and times. The settlement data reveal this adaptation in two periods, once during the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) (6500-4800 B.P.) and again during the Middle Bronze Age (3800-3300 B.P.). By contrast, the second pattern -- that of semi-nomadic village pastoralists -- was a solution to life in the wetter climate that appeared during the Early Bronze Age (4800-3800 B.P.). Thus, the authors maintain, the Chalcolithic\/Bronze Age archaeology shows a pattern in which the fully nomadic tent community alternated with seminomadic village pastoralists according to the intensity of rainfall and availability of forage. An Archaeological Investigation of the Central Sinai, Egypt, is divided into two parts, one describing the results of the survey and the other detailing the later excavations in the fall. Complete with 101 line drawings, 60 maps, and 23 black-and-white photos, this book is essential reading for scholars interested in the pre-historic archaeology of the Sinai region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eForeward\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbstract\u003cbr\u003eSURVEY\u003cbr\u003e1.0    Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2.0    Research Methods\u003cbr\u003e3.0    Description of Site Localities\u003cbr\u003e4.0    Dating and Chronology Building\u003cbr\u003e5.0    Analysis of Data\u003cbr\u003e6.0    Interpretive Summary\u003cbr\u003e7.0    References Cited\u003cbr\u003eEXCAVATION\u003cbr\u003e8.0    Introduction\u003cbr\u003e9.0    Excavations at Sinai-1, the Rahaya Site, Rahaya Locality\u003cbr\u003e10.0    Excavations at Sinai-10, the Kite Site, Romythi Locality\u003cbr\u003e11.0    Excavations at Sinai-18, the Khasem El Taref Site, Zarnoq Locality\u003cbr\u003e12.0    Excavations at Sinai-20, the Split Rock Site, Zarnoq Locality\u003cbr\u003e13.0    Test Excavations at Three Sites, S-25, S-27, S-40, Tabieq Locality\u003cbr\u003e14.0    Excavations at Sinai-32, the Megrah Site, Tabieq Locality\u003cbr\u003e15.0    Excavations at Sinai-47, the Power Line Site, Zarnoq Locality\u003cbr\u003e16.0    Excavations at Sinai-73, the Mazeyh Site, Zarnoq Locality\u003cbr\u003e17.0    Radiocarbon Dates\u003cbr\u003e18.0    Interpretive Summary\u003cbr\u003e19.0    References Cited\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eA    A Description of Surface-Collected Vessel Fragments\u003cbr\u003eB    Geomorphology and Slope Reversal in Southeastern Sinai\u003cbr\u003eC    Glossary of Place Names and Terms\u003cbr\u003eD    Geomorphology, Stratigraphy and Lithology of Prehistoric Sites\u003cbr\u003eE    Archaeobotanical Report\u003cbr\u003eF    Charcoal identifications from Sinai-1 and Sinai-32\u003cbr\u003eG    Excavations at Sinai-74, Zarnoq Locality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":297091749,"sku":"63","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0222\/6404\/products\/An-Archaeological-Investigation-of-the-Central-Sinai-Egypt-Eddy-Wendorf.jpg?v=1788107738","url":"https:\/\/www.archeobooks.com\/products\/an-archaeological-investigation-of-the-central-sinai-egypt","provider":"Archeobooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}