BURIAL PRACTICES IN JORDAN FROM THE NATUFIANS TO THE PERSIANS; pp. 88–108
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Jordan, rich in archaeological sites and the related funerary attributes, has the potential to reconstruct the life of past societies and deduce burial practices that, in turn, may assist in understanding these societies and tracking the changes of social adjustments chronoÂlogically. This study utilizes archaeological reports and manuscripts to synthesize the social archaeology in Jordan from the Natufian period to the Persian. The study shows a prominent variability in burial practices over the various archaeological periods that were triggered by culture change, where the latter was imposed by the intertwined socio-political and environÂmental factors. The simplicity or complexity in burial practices followed those of the society itself, where burial types and practices started as simple during the Natufian period and gradually intensified and complicated in the latter periods.
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The greater proportion of non-local females compared to males could fit with patrilocality in Egypt and the Near East.
“The greater proportion of non-local females compared to males could fit with patrilocality in Egypt and the Near East [73], but this rather high proportion of 77% of females as non-local deserves more careful contextual consideration.”
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The Middle Bronze Age section says that families in Jordan probably had patrilocal residence, supporting the proposed interpretation in a limited setting. It does not establish patrilocality in Egypt or the Near East generally, or discuss a greater proportion of non-local females than males. The 77% figure is the citing authors’ subsequent qualification, not a finding attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Al-Shorman, A., & Khwaileh, A.
- Affiliations
- Yarmouk University (JO)
- Venue
- Estonian Journal of Archaeology
- Publisher
- Estonian Academy Publishers
- Published
- 2011-12-06
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 88-108
- ISSN
- 1406-2933 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2088309867
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- 13
- References
- 64
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- en
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- Estonian Journal of Archaeology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Keywords
- funerary practices, funerary archaeology, Jordan, Persian period, social archaeology, cultural change, burial types, social complexity, socio-political factors, environmental factors
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