Geomorphological and geological constraints on the development of early bronze chert industries at the northern rim of the Al Jafr basin, Southern Jordan

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Abu Jaber, Nizar ^a,b   Saad, Ziad Al ^a,c   Qudah, Mohammad Al ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Al jafr basin; Chalcolithic; Chert; Climatic; Geomorphological; Jordan; Muwaqqar chalk marl; Neolithic; Quarry; Umm rijam chert limestone

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FERTILIZERS; GEOLOGY; LIME; QUARRIES;

AL JAFR BASIN; CHALCOLITHIC; CHERT; CLIMATIC; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL; JORDAN; MUWAQQAR CHALK MARL; NEOLITHIC; UMM RIJAM CHERT LIMESTONE;

LIMESTONE;

EID: 76449113015     PISSN: 11089628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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