From Village to Tell: Household Ethnoarchaeology in Syria

Phytolith-rich layers from the Late Bronze and Iron Ages at Tel Dor (Israel): mode of formation and archaeological significance

“…The most comprehensive ethnoarchaeological studies of traditional agro-pastoral societies in the Near East are from western Iran (Kramer, 1982;Watson, 1979) and to some extent from Syria (Kamp, 2000;Roth, 1985) and Ottoman Palestine (Ziadeh-Seely, 1999). Traditional agro-pastoral villages are basically agglomerates of households (Watson, 1979;ZiadehSeely, 1999).…”

Quantifying the effects of erosion on archaeological sites with low-altitude aerial photography, structure from motion, and GIS: A case study from southern Jordan

“…These areas are out of the way but readily accessible, including along interior walls, in corners, and also along exterior walls and fences (Hayden and Cannon, 1983;Deal, 1985). Provisional discard occurs in communities around the world, including Mayan households, Syrian villages, and seminomadic Bedouin camps in Jordan (Hayden and Cannon, 1983;Kamp, 2000;Simms, 1988). The second type of secondary element deposition is related to standard household maintenance, resulting in the relative cleanliness of activity areas.…”

Dynamics of Power: an Architectural Reading of the Concentration of Power (Ullastret, 4th-3rd Century BC).

“…In addition, as already noted by various scholars, there seems to be a close link between the composition and form of the household and the access to natural resources (Horne, 1991;Santley & Hirth, 1993). It is equally feasible to measure the wealth of a determined dwelling by analysing its architecture, whilst at the same time we may tackle issues related to status and different economic features of a given site or landscape (Kamp, 2000).…”