Classical Studies 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Defensive Wall, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Posthole

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2500A/B
• Professor: Beth Greene

Document Summary

8500 - 6000 bc: looking until 6800 bc. Lies over earliest hunter-gatherer evidence on site, dating to 9000 bc: perhaps for this group of people this was a good place to stop, previous social interaction with the people that were already on this site. Neolithic settlement in the pre-pottery a period circa 8500-7300 bc. A ditch outside the city wall indicates a defensive ditch. Using a profile of the city wall, one can see the features inside. Very early time period for a defensive wall and tower: used for protection against enemies. What does this tell us about the mobilization of labour in this early city or proto-city: the wall could have been used as a way to keep the city isolated. Keeping people out: the presence of skilled labour. Cannot just have a bunch of people that decide to build something of this scale. Someone has to be able to organize and design this project.