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Hajar Bin Ḥumeid : investigations at a pre-Islamic site in South Arabia / by Gus W. Van Beek ; With contributions by Albert Jamme [and others] With foreword by Wendell Phillips.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man ; v.5.Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press, 1969.Description: xx, 421 p. : ill., map, plans ; 29 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS247.A23 V36 1969
Contents:
CHAPTER I. THE SITE : Location of the Site - Description of the Site - History of Excavation - Excavation and Recording Methods -- CHAPTER II. STRATIGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE : Stratum S - Stratum R - Stratum Q - Stratum P - Stratum O - Stratum N - Stratum M - Stratum L - Stratum K - Stratum J -Stratum H - Strata G-F2 , Stratum G - Stratum F1 - Stratum F2 - Stratum E - Stratum D -Stratum C - Stratum B - Stratum A -- CHAPTER III. THE POTTERY : General Observations - Classification - HBH Classification Nomenclature - Method of Manufacture - Temper: Straw , Steatite , Mixed Lithography , Sand - Surface Finish : Slip , Wash , Burnish - Decoration : Incision , Painting - Form -- CHAPTER IV. POTTERY TYPOLOGY : Type 1000 , Type 1001 , Type 1002 , Type 1100 , Type 1110 , Type 1111 , Type 1120 , Type 1121 , Type 1220 , Type 1221 , Type 1300 , Type 1510 , Type 1511 , Type 1620 , Type 2020 , Type 3100 , Type 4100 - Imported Ware : Hellenistic Lead Glazed Ware , Wheel-ridged Plain Ware -- CHAPTER V. CATALOGUE OF OBJECTS : Stone Objects : Architectural Fragments , Offering Tables , Plaques , Statues , Friezes , Stele , Inscriptions , Incense Burners , Alabaster Vessels , Alabaster Figure , Vessels of Other Stone , Saddle Querns ,Grinding Stones , Stone Mortars or Rubbing Stones , Pounding Stones , Weights , Whetstones , Miscellaneous - Bronze Objects - Silver Object - Iron Objects - Glass Objects - Pottery Objects : Figurines , Vessels , Handle , Weight , Spindle Whorl , Architectural Fragments , Basin , Irrigation Spouts - Plaster Object - Bone Objects - Faunal Remains : Coral , Mollusks , Mammal Bones - List of Specimens by Level and Stratum (2nd season) - Specimens at the Carnegie Museum -- CHAPTER VI. BEADS AND PENDANTS, BY Colyn Van Beek -- CHAPTER VII. THE HAJAR BIN HUMEID TOMB -- CHAPTER VIII. INSCRIPTIONS FROM HAJAR BIN HUMEID, Jamme, W.F. : Epigraphy : Potsherds , Stones - Paleography - Conclusion - List of Abbreviations - Word List - List of Texts from Hajar Bin Humeid - List of Texts Reproduced in Figure 131 - List of the Letters Reproduced in Figure 132 -- CHAPTER IX. CHRONOLOGY : Radiocarbon Dates - Pottery - Glass - Stone - Bronze - Iron - Imported Lead Glaze Ware - Bone Inlay - Inscriptions -- CHAPTER X. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX I. A SURVEY OF THE COMPOSITION AND FABRICATION OF BRONZE ARTIFACTS FROMHAJAR BIN HUMEID, BY Maurice E. Salmon -- APPENDIX II. NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANAL OF POTTERY SHERDS FROM HAJAR BIN HUMEID AND RELATED AREAS, BY R. A. Al Kital, Lui-Heung Chan, AND Edward V. Sayre -- APPENDIX III. IMPRESSIONS OF CEREALS AND OTHER PLANTS IN THE POTTERY OF HAJAR BIN HUMEID, BY Thomas R. Soderstrom -- APPENDIX IV. NOTE ON THE PETROGRAPHY OF POTSHERDS FROM HAJAR BIN HUMEID AND OTHER SOUTH ARABIAN LOCALITIES, BY William G. Melson -- APPENDIX V. ANALYSE -- INDEX -- FIELD STAFF AMERICAN FOUNDATION ARABIAN EXPEDITIONS -- SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY MAN -- BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF MAN.
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Books Books القاعة الأجنبية | The Foreign Hall DS247.A23 V36 1969 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0013785

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CHAPTER I. THE SITE : Location of the Site - Description of the Site - History of Excavation - Excavation and Recording Methods -- CHAPTER II. STRATIGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE : Stratum S - Stratum R - Stratum Q - Stratum P - Stratum O - Stratum N - Stratum M - Stratum L - Stratum K - Stratum J -Stratum H - Strata G-F2 , Stratum G - Stratum F1 - Stratum F2 - Stratum E - Stratum D -Stratum C - Stratum B - Stratum A -- CHAPTER III. THE POTTERY : General Observations - Classification - HBH Classification Nomenclature - Method of Manufacture - Temper: Straw , Steatite , Mixed Lithography , Sand - Surface Finish : Slip , Wash , Burnish - Decoration : Incision , Painting - Form -- CHAPTER IV. POTTERY TYPOLOGY : Type 1000 , Type 1001 , Type 1002 , Type 1100 , Type 1110 , Type 1111 , Type 1120 , Type 1121 , Type 1220 , Type 1221 , Type 1300 , Type 1510 , Type 1511 , Type 1620 , Type 2020 , Type 3100 , Type 4100 - Imported Ware : Hellenistic Lead Glazed Ware , Wheel-ridged Plain Ware -- CHAPTER V. CATALOGUE OF OBJECTS : Stone Objects : Architectural Fragments , Offering Tables , Plaques , Statues , Friezes , Stele , Inscriptions , Incense Burners , Alabaster Vessels , Alabaster Figure , Vessels of Other Stone , Saddle Querns ,Grinding Stones , Stone Mortars or Rubbing Stones , Pounding Stones , Weights , Whetstones , Miscellaneous - Bronze Objects - Silver Object - Iron Objects - Glass Objects - Pottery Objects : Figurines , Vessels , Handle , Weight , Spindle Whorl , Architectural Fragments , Basin , Irrigation Spouts - Plaster Object - Bone Objects - Faunal Remains : Coral , Mollusks , Mammal Bones - List of Specimens by Level and Stratum (2nd season) - Specimens at the Carnegie Museum -- CHAPTER VI. BEADS AND PENDANTS, BY Colyn Van Beek -- CHAPTER VII. THE HAJAR BIN HUMEID TOMB -- CHAPTER VIII. INSCRIPTIONS FROM HAJAR BIN HUMEID, Jamme, W.F. : Epigraphy : Potsherds , Stones - Paleography - Conclusion - List of Abbreviations - Word List - List of Texts from Hajar Bin Humeid - List of Texts Reproduced in Figure 131 - List of the Letters Reproduced in Figure 132 -- CHAPTER IX. CHRONOLOGY : Radiocarbon Dates - Pottery - Glass - Stone - Bronze - Iron - Imported Lead Glaze Ware - Bone Inlay - Inscriptions -- CHAPTER X. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX I. A SURVEY OF THE COMPOSITION AND FABRICATION OF BRONZE ARTIFACTS FROMHAJAR BIN HUMEID, BY Maurice E. Salmon -- APPENDIX II. NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANAL OF POTTERY SHERDS FROM HAJAR BIN HUMEID AND RELATED AREAS, BY R. A. Al Kital, Lui-Heung Chan, AND Edward V. Sayre -- APPENDIX III. IMPRESSIONS OF CEREALS AND OTHER PLANTS IN THE POTTERY OF HAJAR BIN HUMEID, BY Thomas R. Soderstrom -- APPENDIX IV. NOTE ON THE PETROGRAPHY OF POTSHERDS FROM HAJAR BIN HUMEID AND OTHER SOUTH ARABIAN LOCALITIES, BY William G. Melson -- APPENDIX V. ANALYSE -- INDEX -- FIELD STAFF AMERICAN FOUNDATION ARABIAN EXPEDITIONS -- SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY MAN -- BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF MAN.

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