AROL 214 Final, Spring 2002

} OTT Ty ; Lite Say a ae ARGHABOLORY 27 SHE FLUMAN Sirory J The New Stone fige or Neolithic Period (10th to 5th millennium BC) Final Examination "Pater june 13 3002 Tine. TWO hou petite PEW Sedan ? I IDENTIFY THE ICONS : 50 % (60 minutes) - Identify the illustrations of § artifacts, 2 environmental samples, 2 buildings, and 1_ ethnographic image - Please, identify them briefly (key words or short paragraph), one by one, and in the order indicated (a—e) a.— What does the illustration represent? b.— Where did it originate? ¢e.— Where can you find it today? d.— What was its use or purpose? e.— What story does the image tell? ll : ESSAY QUESTION 50% (60 minutes) | Geographical, ecological, human, and other factors are believed to have interacted during the transition from the 'Old Stone Age' or Palaeolithic to the 'New Stone Age’ or Neolithic period, resulting in gradually changing human adaptations to the environment. Please, selectively describe the archaeological, environmental and ethnoarchaeolgical evidence providing information for the story/stories of the different Stone Age population groups living in the Near East at settlements like Mureibet, Jericho, Catal Hiiyiik, Shams ed-Din Tannira and possible other sites. Do you think that Cauvin's concepts ‘Neolithic colonization’ and ‘Birth of the gods' adequately express some of the crucial events of this period?