Microhistory in Archaeology and its Contribution to the Archaeological Research: The Burial from “The Cave of the Warrior” as a Test Case

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Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.9.4.0376

Hai Ashkenazi, D. Langgut, S. Lev-Yadun, Ehud Weiss, Nili Liphschitz (z”l), G. K. Bar-Gal, Y. Goren

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abstract:The unique “Cave of the Warrior” burial, found in a Judean Desert cave and dated to the end of the Chalcolithic period, was accompanied by a large number of grave goods made of perishable materials. It opens up an unusual opportunity to recover aspects of the life of an individual person. Based on a reexamination of his personal belongings, we created a microhistory of this individual. We show how a careful analysis of a single-event site contributes to the interpretation and definition of the archaeological record and periodization. The individual most probably originated in the Judean or Samarian Highlands from a settlement whose inhabitants practiced a mixed Mediterranean economy. The individual himself practiced pastoralism and traveled between the highlands and the desert. The remote location and unique burial may be seen as reflective of stresses related to demographic and economic changes occurring at the end of the Chalcolithic period.

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考古学中的微观历史及其对考古研究的贡献——以“勇士洞”的墓葬为例

在朱迪亚沙漠洞穴中发现的独特的“勇士洞穴”墓葬可以追溯到铜石器时代末期，伴随着大量由易腐烂材料制成的墓葬。它提供了一个不寻常的机会来恢复个人生活的各个方面。基于对他个人物品的重新检查，我们创造了这个人的微观历史。我们展示了对单一事件遗址的仔细分析如何有助于解释和定义考古记录和分期。个体最有可能起源于犹太或撒玛利亚高地的一个定居点，那里的居民实行混合的地中海经济。这个人自己从事畜牧业，在高原和沙漠之间旅行。偏远的地点和独特的埋葬方式可能被视为反映了铜石器时代末期发生的人口和经济变化所带来的压力。

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期刊介绍： Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies (JEMAHS) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to traditional, anthropological, social, and applied archaeologies of the Eastern Mediterranean, encompassing both prehistoric and historic periods. The journal’s geographic range spans three continents and brings together, as no academic periodical has done before, the archaeologies of Greece and the Aegean, Anatolia, the Levant, Cyprus, Egypt and North Africa. As the publication will not be identified with any particular archaeological discipline, the editors invite articles from all varieties of professionals who work on the past cultures of the modern countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Similarly, a broad range of topics are covered, including, but by no means limited to: Excavation and survey field results; Landscape archaeology and GIS; Underwater archaeology; Archaeological sciences and archaeometry; Material culture studies; Ethnoarchaeology; Social archaeology; Conservation and heritage studies; Cultural heritage management; Sustainable tourism development; and New technologies/virtual reality.