The Yarmukians : Neolithic art from Shaʻar Hagolan / edited by Yosef Garfinkel.

Contributor(s): Garfinkel, Yosef | Muzeʼon artsot ha-Miḳra (Jerusalem)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jerusalem : Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, [1999] Description: 96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cmUniform titles: Yarmukhim : omanut Neʾolitit mi-Shaʻar ha-Golan. English. Subject(s): Neolithic period -- Israel -- Exhibitions | Shaʻar ha-Golan Site (Israel) -- Exhibitions | Israel -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions | Yarmuk River Region -- Antiquities -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: exhibition catalogs. | Exhibition catalogs | Exhibition catalogs | Catalogues d'exposition.LOC classification: DS110.S5 | Y3713 1999
Contents:
The Yarmukians, discovering a lost culture. -- Yarmukian architecture. -- Yarmukian ceramics, the first potters in Israel. -- Yarmukian flint, basalt and limestone artifacts. -- Yarmukian economy. -- Yarmukian trade. -- Yarmukian art in clay. -- Yarmukian art in stone. -- Yarmukian geometric designs. -- Conclusions.
Summary: The discovery and subsequent excavation of an 8000-year-old culture along the Yarmuk River in the Jordan Valley reveal both a unique civilization and the richest collection of prehistoric art ever unearthed at one site in Israel. The Yarmukians is a beautifully illustrated, full-color museum catalog tracing Yarmukian history and art.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 23 - Main Room 		A3b JERUS 23066 Not for loan BOOKS*000000015093

Issued in connection with an exhibition held Mar. 24-Aug. 30, 1999 at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96).

The Yarmukians, discovering a lost culture. -- Yarmukian architecture. -- Yarmukian ceramics, the first potters in Israel. -- Yarmukian flint, basalt and limestone artifacts. -- Yarmukian economy. -- Yarmukian trade. -- Yarmukian art in clay. -- Yarmukian art in stone. -- Yarmukian geometric designs. -- Conclusions.

The discovery and subsequent excavation of an 8000-year-old culture along the Yarmuk River in the Jordan Valley reveal both a unique civilization and the richest collection of prehistoric art ever unearthed at one site in Israel. The Yarmukians is a beautifully illustrated, full-color museum catalog tracing Yarmukian history and art.