A Survey of prehistoric sites in the Azraq basin, Eastern Jordan

• Autores: Andrew N. Garrard, Nicholas Stanley-Price
• Localización: Paléorient, ISSN 0153-9345, Vol. 3, Nº. 1, 1975-1977, págs. 109-126
• Idioma: francés
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  • A brief survey of prehistoric occupation in the Azraq Basin in Eastern Jordan resulted in the recording of over fifty occurrences of prehistoric material. Within the limits of inference permitted by this preliminary coverage of the survey area, it seems that most periods from Lower Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic are represented & that significant differences in site tocation between periods can be observed. The density of prehistoric occupation revealed by the survey & the number of recent ecological studies of the area underline the potential for further geomorphological & archaeological research in the Azraq Basin. In concentrating upon settlement patterning & open site utilisation, further investigations can be expected to complement similar studies elsewhere in the Middle East, in analysing man's long-term adaptation to marginal habitats during the Pleistocene & Early Holocene.