CLCV 231 Chapter 1: Neolithic Towns & Villages in the Near East
5 Sep 2017
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Chapter 1: neolithic town & villages in the near east. Farmers depend on irrigation from river (no rainfall) Taurus and zagros mountains: provide snow for rivers. Fertile crescent: foothills that form an arc from northeastern iraq northern syria southern levant. Dry summers; enough annual precipitation to sustain agriculture. Ri(cid:272)h natural resour(cid:272)es: gazelles, a(cid:272)orns, wild grasses, wheat, (cid:271)arley, wild sheep, (cid:272)attle, et(cid:272) . No writing, elevated skills, or control of food sources. Early humans could sustain themselves w/local food sources (hunter-gatherers) One of the earliest permanent settlements in near east. Obsidian tools long distance trade for resources. Fortification wall w/towers (protection against enemies and nature) Houses and buildings in various arrangements; open spaces. Subphase 2: grill plan (rectangular houses w/ foundations of stone walls) Houses had living area, courtyard, and storage area. Subphase 3: channeled buildings (filled in house foundations) Terrazzo building (linear patterned floors w/cobbles and pink limestone) Subphase 4: cobble-paved buildings (houses protected from groundwater w/cobbles)
