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The Proto-Neolithic Cemetery in Shanidar Cave

List of Figures vi List of Tables ix Preface xi Ralph S. Solecki Rose L. Solecki Acknowledgments xv Introduction 3(8) Ralph S. Solecki Catalog of the Burials in the Proto-Neolithic Cemetery 11(21) Ralph S. Solecki The Stone Features 32(16) Ralph S. Solecki Rose L. Solecki Burial Offerings and Other Goods from the Proto-Neolithic Graves 48(16) Rose L. Solecki Ralph S. Solecki Cultural Materials Found in the Cemetery Fill 64(18) Rose L. Solecki Ralph S. Solecki Comparative Study of the Shanidar Cave Mortuary Practices and Those of the Levant during the Epipalaeolithic and Proto-Neolithic Eras 82(23) Rose L. Solecki Ralph S. Solecki Summary Discussion of the Proto-Neolithic Cemetery in Shanidar Cave 105(9) Rose L. Solecki Ralph S. Solecki The Zagros Proto-Neolithic and Cultural Developments in the Near East 114(45) Rose L. Solecki Ralph S. Solecki The Shanidar Cave Proto-Neolithic Human Condition as Reflected through Osteology and Palaeopathology 159(26) Anagnostis P. Agelarakis Appendix A. Summary of the Proto-Neolithic Skeletons from Shanidar Cave 185(14) Juan Munizaga Appendix B. Beads and Pendants from the Proto-Neolithic of Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar Village 199(20) Peter Francis, Jr. References 219(10) Index 229