R04 - Socio-economic and Symbolic Changes During the PPN-PN Transition in the Near-East (7th millennium cal. BC): Paces, Causes and Processes

Session Organisers: Julien Vieugue, Peter Akkermans, Arkadius Marciniak, Akira Tsuneki

Category: Symbolism

Session Abstract: The decisive shift made by the Near Eastern societies towards a fully developed Neolithic way of life (the so-called Second Neolithic Revolution) occurred during the 7th millennium cal. BC. This pivotal period is characterized by deep economic (eg. emergence of pottery, development of pastoralism), social (eg. emergence of villages structured in neighborhoods) and symbolic (eg. scarcity of burials, increase of figurines) changes. However, this major turning point in the history of Near Eastern communities remains poorly understood due to the fragmentation of research in terms of chronological periods (Pre-Pottery Neolithic vs Pottery Neolithic), geographical areas (Northern vs Southern Levant, Upper vs Lower Mesopotamia, etc.) and disciplines (physical anthropology, archaeozoology and archaeobotany, pottery and flint studies, etc.). This session questions the paces (When?), the causes (Why?) and the processes (How?) of the various changes that led to the consolidation of the Neolithic way of life during the 7th millennium cal. BC. in the different regions of the Near East. We would like to invite various scholars who have studied this historical transition from the thorough analysis of the multiple artefacts (stone and ceramic vessels; lithic tools; stone and clay figurines) and ecofacts (faunal and botanical remains; human bones) found at major stratified sites in the region (Mesopotamia, Levant and Anatolia). We will favor case studies comparing several categories of prehistoric remains or Neolithic villages.

Room: H

07/11/2024

Start Time - End Time	Authors	Title
10:00 - 10:20	Gary Rollefson	And Now for Something Completely Different: Between the LPPNB and PN in the Early 7th Millennium.
10:20 - 10:40	Julien Vieugue, Anna Eirikh-Rose, Kamen Boyadzhiev, Brent Whitford, Carine Harivel, Eyal Marco	Understanding socio-economic and symbolic changes during the PPN-PN transition in the Levant: the renewed excavations at Sha’ar Ha`Golan.
10:40 - 11:00	Miquel Molist, Anna Bach Gómez	Change or Break? Elements for the analysis of the transition between the PPNB and the PN. Observations based on the data from Tell Halula (Middle Euphrates Valley, Syria).
11:00 - 11:20	Douglas Baird, Andrew Fairbairn, Gokhan Mustafaoglu	From Boncuklu to Çatalhöyük; transformations in 8th Millennium BC central Anatolia from ‘PPN’ to ‘PN’.

Lunch Break

Start Time - End Time	Authors	Title
13:00 - 13:20	Hitomi Hongo, Saiji Arai, Can Yümni Gündem, Özlem Sarıtaş, Yutaka Miyake, Aslı Erim Özdoğan	Animal economy during PPN-PN transition: Dispersal of domestic ungulates to the eastern upper Tigris basin and beyond
13:20 - 13:40	Fiona Pichon, Juan Antonio Sánchez Priego, Rémy Crassard, Victoria Reina, Isabela Oltra Carrió, Cheryl Makarewicz, Mohammad Tarawneh, Wael Abu-Azizeh	Functional Evidence of Mass-hunting Practices: Exploring Socio-Economic and Symbolic Behaviours of the Desert Kites Users during the Late PPNB (Jibal al-Khashabiyeh, Jordan)
13:40 - 14:00	Marie Anton, Fanny Bocquentin	Populations and Burial Practices at The End of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period in Southern Levant (7100-6300 Cal BC): Cultural and Biological Aspects of Shifting Agro-Pastoral Societies.
14:00 - 14:20	Sari Jammo	The Transition of the Relationship between the Living and the Dead from PPN to PN Societies: Tracing Funeral Practices

Coffee Break

Start Time - End Time	Authors	Title
14:45 - 15:05	Makoto Arimura	The PPN-PN Transition in Lithic Technology: Insights from Tell el-Kerkh in northwestern Syria
15:05 - 15:25	Takahiro Odaka	Clay Containers during the PPN-PN Transition: The Case of Tell el-Kerkh, Northwest Syria
15:25 - 15:45	Sidar Gündüzalp, Aslı Erim Özdoğan	Searching for the Initial Pottery Production with New Data, Sumaki Höyük and its setting in SW Asia
15:45 - 16:05	Natalia Petrova	Cultural and historical processes in the Neolithic of eastern and central part of the Fertile Crescent according to pottery technology

Coffee Break

Start Time - End Time	Authors	Title
16:30 - 16:50	Halil Tekin	Reflection of the Turkish Eastern Mediterranean’s Late Neolithic Lifestyle on Pottery: The Case of Domuztepe
16:50 - 17:10	Çiğdem Atakuman, Deniz Erdem, Burçin Erdoğu	Pits, Pots and Bodies at Uğurlu Höyük: The Case of the Poly-Pod Box Pottery
17:10 - 17:30	Shahmardan Amirov	A look at the Halaf culture evolution through the prism of the painted pottery morphology.
17:30 - 17:50	Julien Vieugue, Anna Eirikh-Rose, Lucile Beck, Emmanuelle Delque-Kolic, Omry Barzilai, Yosef Garfinkel, Avi Gopher, Edwin Van Den Brink, Alla Yaroshevich	Earlier or later? New insights on the chronology of the main Early Pottery Neolithic cultures in the Southern Levant

08/11/2024

Start Time - End Time	Authors	Title
10:00 - 10:20	Corine Yazbeck	Filling the blanks: The Pre pottery and Pottery Neolithic settlements in Tabarja Wata Slam (TWS100), Lebanon
10:20 - 10:40	Michele Miller	Changes in Human Representation in Southern Levant in transition from pre-pottery Neolithic to pottery Neolithic – a Preliminary Analysis
10:40 - 11:00	Mehmet Somel	Genomic insights into changing social structures and gender roles in Neolithic Anatolia
11:00 - 11:20	Akira Tsuneki	From the Display of Identity to the Beginning of Book-keeping: The Seals and Sealings in the PPN-PN Societies