Khirbet Al-Sheikh Humaid is found 615m above sea level in the central highlands of Palestine, north-west of the city of Nablus. During rescue excavations carried out at the site, part of a male human skull with a tooth attached was discovered. AMS radiocarbon dating and stable isotope analysis were performed on the tooth at the Hertelendi Laboratory in Debrecen, Hungary. Dating revealed the individual of the skull had lived in the time frame (900-1030 AD), within the Abbasid period (750-1258 AD). Dietary analysis gave information on the daily life of the inhabitants of the settlement, showing local agriculture provided a diet of legumes and vegetables.

العنوان

RADIOCARBON

الناشر

University of Arizona

بلد الناشر

الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

معامل التأثير

8,3

نوع المنشور

Both (Printed and Online)

المجلد

65

السنة

2003

الصفحات

1366-1371