Investigating the Neolithic rubble layers of ‘Ain Ghazal, Jordan, using luminescence dating

Sahar al Khasawneh*, Mohammad Alqudah, Andrew Murray, Ziedan Kafafi

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

A chronological study was conducted on the Neolithic depositional layers widely known as ‘Rubble layers’ at the Neolithic site ‘Ain Ghazal, Jordan. The aim of this study was to provide new knowledge about the layers, and their deposition, using luminescence dating. Luminescence ages suggests that the rubble layers were deposited in two distinct episodes, the first around 8.2–8.5 ka ago during the Yarmoukian period, and the second during Chalcolithic period around 6.6–7.4 ka ago. The earlier episode is contemporaneous with records of episodic torrential rainfall during an arid period between 8.6 and 8.0 ka ago, supporting the hypothesis of deposition by natural causes such as flash floods.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer41
TidsskriftArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Vol/bind16
ISSN1866-9557
DOI
StatusUdgivet - feb. 2024

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