Lodian culture

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Map of the Lodian culture and other Pottery Neolithic cultures in the Southern Levant.
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The Lodian culture or Jericho IX culture is a

Shfela and the beginning of the Israeli coastal plain; the Judaean Mountains, and in the desert regions around the Dead Sea and south of it.[1]

The Jericho IX culture is defined by its distinctive pottery. It was first identified by

Wadi Raba culture, has been debated for many years. Levy argued that it was a short-lived but distinct tradition that emerged after the Yarmoukian and before the Wadi Raba.[2]

Settlements

Most known settlements associated with the Lodian culture were small and ephemeral. From the few sites remains of architecture have been found, it appears the inhabitants lived in circular, semi-subterranean rounded structures, 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) in diameter, made from

archaeobotanical evidence has been recovered from Lodian sites to confirm this.[2][1]

Sites with Lodian material include

En Esur.[2][1][3][4]

Very few burials have been found at Lodian sites. The inhabitants may have disposed of their dead in other ways, or used dedicated cemeteries away from settlements, as the later Wadi Raba culture was known to do.[5]

Tools

Lodian pottery slightly differs in shape to the Yarmukian pottery and in decoration. One of the noted differences is more complexity in paste preparation and another being in its variety of vessel forms.[4] The typical Lodian pottery vessels are painted and burnished, with distinctive geometric motifs.[4] One of these types is the Jericho IX Jar, which possesses distinction by its more common appearance in Lodian culture. It usually has a rounded rim, flared neck, and 2 thick looped handles from the upper neck to its shoulders.[1]

Its lithic industry is dominated by flake tools, including several characteristic types of arrowheads (Haparsa, Nizzanim, and Herzlia points) and sickle blades. Bipolar cores, common in preceding cultures, disappeared during the Lodian. Figurines and other ritual objects are notably rare in Lodian assemblages, unlike the Yarmoukian.[2][1] The flint tools area also similar to those of the Yarmukian. One distinctive type of flint tool that is unique to the Lodian culture is a rectangular sickle, shaped with pressure flaking.[1]

References

  1. ^
    JSTOR 26747746
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  2. ^
    OCLC 40143782
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  3. JSTOR j.ctt1fzhf9f
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  4. ^ a b c Iserlis, Mark; Nativ, Assaf. "TRANSFORMATIONS OF LODIAN POTTERY ASSEMBLAGES AT THE SITE OF YESODOT". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ISBN 9781937040840
    – via Google Books.
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