Flint ‘figurines’ from the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan

During the Early Neolithic in the Near East, particularly from the mid ninth millennium cal BC onwards, human iconography became more widespread. Explanations for this development, however, remain elusive. This article presents a unique assemblage of flint artefacts from the Middle Pre-Pottery Neoli...

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Published in:Antiquity 2020-08, Vol.94 (376), p.880-899
Main Authors: Ibáñez, Juan José, Muñiz, Juan R., Huet, Thomas, Santana, Jonathan, Teira, Luis C., Borrell, Ferran, Rosillo, Rafael, Iriarte, Eneko
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Archaeology
Burials
Ceramics
Cluster analysis
Effigies
Excavation
Extraction
Funerals
Historic artifacts
Human remains
Humans
Iconography
Manipulation
Morphological analysis
Morphology
Neolithic
Pottery
Remembrance
Retouching
Rites & ceremonies
Rites and ceremonies
Ritual
Rituals
Sculpture
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Burials
Ceramics
Cluster analysis
Effigies
Excavation
Extraction
Funerals
Historic artifacts
Human remains
Humans
Iconography
Manipulation
Morphological analysis
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Neolithic
Pottery
Remembrance
Retouching
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Ritual
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