Michael Neeley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4214577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Neeley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Neeley |
| SIGNATURE | NEELEY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Montana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2183-2979 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Changing Settlement Organization in the Late Pleistocene of the Wadi al-Hasa, West-Central Jordan
Since the 1980s, surveys in Jordan’s Wadi al-Hasa document dozens of Late Pleistocene hunter–gatherer sites, some of them tested or partly excavated. To track landscape-scale forager mobility and settlement patterns over time, we examine 26 levels from 13 sites dated to the Middle, Upper, and Epipaleolithic using aspects of Barton’s whole assemblage behavioral indicators research protocol, a collection of methods designed to extract patterns from…
Natufian Settlement in the Wadi al-Qusayr, West-Central Jordan
Assessing Cortex Ratios: An Example from the Beaucoup Site (24PH188/189) in the Northwestern Plains
Lithic analysts have long used cortical coverage as a variable for assessing reduction intensity; however, differing interpretative frameworks can yield inconsistent conclusions. Dibble et al.'s ([2005]. The measurement and interpretation of cortex in lithic assemblages. American Antiquity, 70(3), 545–560. doi:10.2307/40035313) cortex model established a baseline for interpreting cortex within the organization of technology. In this paper, we emp…
Drivelines, hunting blinds, effigies and intercept hunting strategies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA
This paper shares a description of cairn lines and hunting blinds in association with an ice patch in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Until now no definitive stone features, including drivelines and hunting blinds, have been reported in association with Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ice patches; however, such features are known from ice patches in northern North America, eg Yukon Territory. In the system reported here, the ice patch is presume…
Natufian Settlement in the Wadi al-Qusayr, West-Central Jordan
Goshen Points in the Northwestern Plains: New Evidence from Montana
Goshen projectile points are commonly associated with the regions of eastern Wyoming, western South Dakota, and southeastern Montana; however, they have also been identified as isolates and in a few sites in northern Colorado and the Canadian Prairie Provinces. This paper shares an occurrence of an atypical Goshen point made on a flake from southwestern Montana
Microcores and microliths in Northwestern Plains and Rocky Mountain front lithic assemblages
Microcores and microliths have been identified in archaeological sites in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. While clearly the product of patterned reduction yielding flakes with roughly parallel sides, the cores seldom produced regular flake removals, suggesting a high degree of variability in the resulting microliths. This irregular pattern of reduction contrasts with classic microblade cores from higher latitudes, where uniformity of microbla…
Human Paleoecology in the Levantine Corridor . Naama Goren-Inbar and John D. Speth
More than Meets the Eye: Studies on Upper Palaeolithic Diversity in the Near East . A. Nigel Goring-Morris and Anna Belfer-Cohen, eds
Prehistoric Settlement in West-Central Jordan: The Tafīla-Busayra Archaeological Survey in Its Regional Context
Regional surveys in the Levant have led to the formulation of settlement models intended to represent how Palaeolithic foragers adapted to their local landscapes. A common critique of these models is their lack of fit with data from other regions. This is particularly the case for the inland regions of the Levant where lacustrine environments dotted the landscape during the Upper Pleistocene. The Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey investigated …
Going Microlithic: A Levantine Perspective on the Adoption of Microlithic Technologies
The shift to microlithic technologies is a widespread phenomenon over much of the globe during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. The occurrence of microliths in diverse geographical and temporal settings is a testament to their versatility and importance as a solution to the problems of survival. Using a perspective based on evolutionary theory, the adoption of microliths in the Levant is viewed from both a long-term, regional perspective …
Investigations at Tor al-Tareeq: An Epipaleolithic Site in the Wadi el-Hasa, Jordan
The Epipaleolithic site of Tor al-Tareeq (WHS 1065) was discovered in 1982 by Burton MacDonald's Wadi Hasa Survey in west-central Jordan, surface collected and tested in 1984, and partially excavated in 1992. The earliest and best represented occupation is an early Epipaleolithic industry, overlain in places by an ephemeral geometric industry identified by a higher incidence of geometric microliths. Six radiocarbon determinations span the period …
Prehistoric Cultural Ecology and Evolution: Insights from Southern Jordan . Donald O. Henry
Pattern in the Epipalaeolithic of the Levant: Debate after Neeley & Barton
The ANTIQUITY paper by Neeley & Barton (1994) - hereafter 'N&B'- prompted responses published in the June number last year: Fellner (1995) and Kaufman (1995). Here are more (all shorter than the full versions received), together with a response from Barton & Neeley (B&N) that rounds off the present discussion. The debaters have seen others' contributions, so there is some cross-comment within them. The questions and the issues are old fundamental…
Phantom cultures of the Levantine Epipaleolithic
We thank those whose interest in the Levantine Epipalaeolithic has led them to comment on our research. Such public discussion of differing interpretations is vital to understanding the past. In this article, we briefly respond to some of the points raised by those writing in this issue (G.A. Clark, N. Goring-Morris, D.O. Henry and J.L. Phillips) and in a previous issue (Fellner 1995; Kaufman 1995) of ANTIQUITY
A new approach to interpreting late Pleistocene microlith industries in southwest Asia
Archaeologists have long assumed that morphological variability in microliths primarily reflects cultural differences among the makers. This forms the basis for differentiating major cultural/temporal traditions in the late Epipalaeolithic of southwest Asia. An alternative explanation for morphological variability is proposed which emphasizes the dynamic aspects of lithic technology in hunter-gatherer societies and questions current explanations …
The Human Food Niche in the Levant Over the Past 150,000 Years
Archaeologists have tended to accept Flannery's (1969) broad spectrum revolution (BSR) as a general phase in an evolutionary sequence of subsistence changes leading to the appearance of domestication economies. Previous partial tests of the Flannery model in both hemispheres have tended to support it, especially those aspects of it that predict increasing subsistence diversity over time and increases in the relative intensity of food procurement.…
Southern Ghors and Northeast ʿAraba Archaeological Survey 1985 and 1986, Jordan: A Preliminary Report
The Southern Ghors and Northeast ʿAraba Archaeological Survey was in the field in May to June 1985 and October to December 1986. The 1985 and 1986 seasons were a reconnaissance and a systematic and intensive survey of the area. For infield work the area was divided into five environmental zones on the basis of the Jordan 1:50,000 (Series K737) scale maps. A total of 240 sites were surveyed. These range from lithic and sherd scatters to major arch…
A new approach to interpreting late Pleistocene microlith industries in southwest Asia
Archaeologists have long assumed that morphological variability in microliths primarily reflects cultural differences among the makers. This forms the basis for differentiating major cultural/temporal traditions in the late Epipalaeolithic of southwest Asia. An alternative explanation for morphological variability is proposed which emphasizes the dynamic aspects of lithic technology in hunter-gatherer societies and questions current explanations …
Going Microlithic: A Levantine Perspective on the Adoption of Microlithic Technologies
The shift to microlithic technologies is a widespread phenomenon over much of the globe during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. The occurrence of microliths in diverse geographical and temporal settings is a testament to their versatility and importance as a solution to the problems of survival. Using a perspective based on evolutionary theory, the adoption of microliths in the Levant is viewed from both a long-term, regional perspective …
Phantom cultures of the Levantine Epipaleolithic
We thank those whose interest in the Levantine Epipalaeolithic has led them to comment on our research. Such public discussion of differing interpretations is vital to understanding the past. In this article, we briefly respond to some of the points raised by those writing in this issue (G.A. Clark, N. Goring-Morris, D.O. Henry and J.L. Phillips) and in a previous issue (Fellner 1995; Kaufman 1995) of ANTIQUITY
Microcores and microliths in Northwestern Plains and Rocky Mountain front lithic assemblages
Microcores and microliths have been identified in archaeological sites in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. While clearly the product of patterned reduction yielding flakes with roughly parallel sides, the cores seldom produced regular flake removals, suggesting a high degree of variability in the resulting microliths. This irregular pattern of reduction contrasts with classic microblade cores from higher latitudes, where uniformity of microbla…
Investigations at Tor al-Tareeq: An Epipaleolithic Site in the Wadi el-Hasa, Jordan
The Epipaleolithic site of Tor al-Tareeq (WHS 1065) was discovered in 1982 by Burton MacDonald's Wadi Hasa Survey in west-central Jordan, surface collected and tested in 1984, and partially excavated in 1992. The earliest and best represented occupation is an early Epipaleolithic industry, overlain in places by an ephemeral geometric industry identified by a higher incidence of geometric microliths. Six radiocarbon determinations span the period …
Southern Ghors and Northeast ʿAraba Archaeological Survey 1985 and 1986, Jordan: A Preliminary Report
The Southern Ghors and Northeast ʿAraba Archaeological Survey was in the field in May to June 1985 and October to December 1986. The 1985 and 1986 seasons were a reconnaissance and a systematic and intensive survey of the area. For infield work the area was divided into five environmental zones on the basis of the Jordan 1:50,000 (Series K737) scale maps. A total of 240 sites were surveyed. These range from lithic and sherd scatters to major arch…
The Human Food Niche in the Levant Over the Past 150,000 Years
Archaeologists have tended to accept Flannery's (1969) broad spectrum revolution (BSR) as a general phase in an evolutionary sequence of subsistence changes leading to the appearance of domestication economies. Previous partial tests of the Flannery model in both hemispheres have tended to support it, especially those aspects of it that predict increasing subsistence diversity over time and increases in the relative intensity of food procurement.…
A new approach to interpreting late Pleistocene microlith industries in southwest Asia
Archaeologists have long assumed that morphological variability in microliths primarily reflects cultural differences among the makers. This forms the basis for differentiating major cultural/temporal traditions in the late Epipalaeolithic of southwest Asia. An alternative explanation for morphological variability is proposed which emphasizes the dynamic aspects of lithic technology in hunter-gatherer societies and questions current explanations …
Prehistoric Cultural Ecology and Evolution: Insights from Southern Jordan . Donald O. Henry
Pattern in the Epipalaeolithic of the Levant: Debate after Neeley & Barton
The ANTIQUITY paper by Neeley & Barton (1994) - hereafter 'N&B'- prompted responses published in the June number last year: Fellner (1995) and Kaufman (1995). Here are more (all shorter than the full versions received), together with a response from Barton & Neeley (B&N) that rounds off the present discussion. The debaters have seen others' contributions, so there is some cross-comment within them. The questions and the issues are old fundamental…
Phantom cultures of the Levantine Epipaleolithic
We thank those whose interest in the Levantine Epipalaeolithic has led them to comment on our research. Such public discussion of differing interpretations is vital to understanding the past. In this article, we briefly respond to some of the points raised by those writing in this issue (G.A. Clark, N. Goring-Morris, D.O. Henry and J.L. Phillips) and in a previous issue (Fellner 1995; Kaufman 1995) of ANTIQUITY
Investigations at Tor al-Tareeq: An Epipaleolithic Site in the Wadi el-Hasa, Jordan
The Epipaleolithic site of Tor al-Tareeq (WHS 1065) was discovered in 1982 by Burton MacDonald's Wadi Hasa Survey in west-central Jordan, surface collected and tested in 1984, and partially excavated in 1992. The earliest and best represented occupation is an early Epipaleolithic industry, overlain in places by an ephemeral geometric industry identified by a higher incidence of geometric microliths. Six radiocarbon determinations span the period …
Going Microlithic: A Levantine Perspective on the Adoption of Microlithic Technologies
The shift to microlithic technologies is a widespread phenomenon over much of the globe during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. The occurrence of microliths in diverse geographical and temporal settings is a testament to their versatility and importance as a solution to the problems of survival. Using a perspective based on evolutionary theory, the adoption of microliths in the Levant is viewed from both a long-term, regional perspective …
More than Meets the Eye: Studies on Upper Palaeolithic Diversity in the Near East . A. Nigel Goring-Morris and Anna Belfer-Cohen, eds
Prehistoric Settlement in West-Central Jordan: The Tafīla-Busayra Archaeological Survey in Its Regional Context
Regional surveys in the Levant have led to the formulation of settlement models intended to represent how Palaeolithic foragers adapted to their local landscapes. A common critique of these models is their lack of fit with data from other regions. This is particularly the case for the inland regions of the Levant where lacustrine environments dotted the landscape during the Upper Pleistocene. The Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey investigated …
Human Paleoecology in the Levantine Corridor . Naama Goren-Inbar and John D. Speth
Microcores and microliths in Northwestern Plains and Rocky Mountain front lithic assemblages
Microcores and microliths have been identified in archaeological sites in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. While clearly the product of patterned reduction yielding flakes with roughly parallel sides, the cores seldom produced regular flake removals, suggesting a high degree of variability in the resulting microliths. This irregular pattern of reduction contrasts with classic microblade cores from higher latitudes, where uniformity of microbla…
Natufian Settlement in the Wadi al-Qusayr, West-Central Jordan
Goshen Points in the Northwestern Plains: New Evidence from Montana
Goshen projectile points are commonly associated with the regions of eastern Wyoming, western South Dakota, and southeastern Montana; however, they have also been identified as isolates and in a few sites in northern Colorado and the Canadian Prairie Provinces. This paper shares an occurrence of an atypical Goshen point made on a flake from southwestern Montana
Drivelines, hunting blinds, effigies and intercept hunting strategies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA
This paper shares a description of cairn lines and hunting blinds in association with an ice patch in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Until now no definitive stone features, including drivelines and hunting blinds, have been reported in association with Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ice patches; however, such features are known from ice patches in northern North America, eg Yukon Territory. In the system reported here, the ice patch is presume…
Assessing Cortex Ratios: An Example from the Beaucoup Site (24PH188/189) in the Northwestern Plains
Lithic analysts have long used cortical coverage as a variable for assessing reduction intensity; however, differing interpretative frameworks can yield inconsistent conclusions. Dibble et al.'s ([2005]. The measurement and interpretation of cortex in lithic assemblages. American Antiquity, 70(3), 545–560. doi:10.2307/40035313) cortex model established a baseline for interpreting cortex within the organization of technology. In this paper, we emp…
Natufian Settlement in the Wadi al-Qusayr, West-Central Jordan
Changing Settlement Organization in the Late Pleistocene of the Wadi al-Hasa, West-Central Jordan
Since the 1980s, surveys in Jordan’s Wadi al-Hasa document dozens of Late Pleistocene hunter–gatherer sites, some of them tested or partly excavated. To track landscape-scale forager mobility and settlement patterns over time, we examine 26 levels from 13 sites dated to the Middle, Upper, and Epipaleolithic using aspects of Barton’s whole assemblage behavioral indicators research protocol, a collection of methods designed to extract patterns from…
Geography (16 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 works) · Archaeology (14 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 works) · History (10 works) · Biology (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works)