Sha'ar Hagolan Volume 3: Symbolic Dimensions of Yarmukian Culture. Canonization on neolithic art

Garfinkel, Yosef/ Korn, Naomi/ Shlomo, Ben/ Freikman, Michael/ Levitte, Dov

ISBN 10: 9652210811 / ISBN 13: 9789652210814

Published by Israel Exploration Society

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Israel Exploration Society, Israel, 2010. 353 S. mit einigen Abb., Pappeinband, quart, (leicht bestoßen)---- Text: englisch/ sonst gutes Exemplar - 2255 Gramm. Seller Inventory # 5e2321

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Title: Sha'ar Hagolan Volume 3: Symbolic Dimensions...

Publisher: Israel Exploration Society

Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis:

The book presents the entire assemblage of clay and stone figurative art from the Pottery Neolithic site of Shaâ€TMar Hagolan (ca. 6,400-6,000 BCE). Nearly 300 items are presented in technical drawings, photographs and text. Detailed analysis reveals that most of the figurines, regardless the raw materials utilized in their fabrication, portray a specific anthropomorphic figure. The same figure is encountered in representations at all other Yarmukian sites, from Byblos in the north to ‘Ain Ghazal in the east. This clearly reflects shared symbolic expression throughout the large territory of the Yarmukian culture. The analysis differentiates between individual imagination and collective public imagination. The latter indicates strong group cohesion, achieved and maintained through common ideology and a shared worldview. The making of the figurines, the meaning of their attributes, and ritual that may have been associated with them were the main tools utilized in creating Yarmukian identity and solidarity.