Turkey
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content: Watson, Patty Jo, 1932-
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content: Patty Jo Watson papers
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content: Patty Jo Watson papers / Series 1: Research / 1.2: The Near East
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content: 1968-1998
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content: National Anthropological Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: The excavations at Girikihaciyan undertaken by the Joint Prehistoric Project, Istanbul-Chicago, in 1968-1970 were headed by Watson under the direction of Halet Çambel of the University of Istanbul and Robert J. Braidwood of the University of Chicago. Girikihaciyan is a Halafian village; work there was intended to gain a greater understanding of the Halafian culture of 5000-4500 BC. One of the main focuses of the expedition was to study food production methods, which included agricultural and pastoral methods and may also have included the use of draft animals in farming. In pursuit of this, Watson used flotation to isolate botanical remains. Watson and her student, Steven LeBlanc, published their findings in Patty Jo Watson and Steven A. LeBlanc, Girikihaciyan: A Halafian Site in Southeastern Turkey, Institute of Archaeology Monograph 33 (Los Angeles: University of California, 1990). This section includes correspondence, tables and charts, maps, slides, and drafts of papers and articles.