Summary This volume investigates settlement trajectories and systems of movement in the Birecik-Carchemish sector of the Euphrates River Valley from the fifth to the third millennium BCE. Integrating remote sensing analyses, published data of individual surveys and excavations, and the original results of the ?Land of Carchemish Project', this multi-scalar study shows the significant longevity of settlement choices and the role of small sites in shaping the cultural landscape of the region, both along the Euphrates and in the uplands. Attention is paid to the dynamics behind settlement creation and continuity, while the author also provides a reassessment of the radiocarbon dates from sites in the area of study. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction The Geographical and Archaeological Context Data Sources Aims and the Structure of this Book 2. History of Research Early Travellers and First Excavations First Formal Excavations Geoarchaeological Investigations of the 1970s Rescue Surveys and Salvage Excavations The Twenty-First Century 3. Geographical and Environmental Setting A Geographic Introduction Land Use and Modern Environmental Conditions Palaeoclimatic Conditions 4. Methods and Techniques of Investigation Data Recovery Before Fieldwork: Remote Sensing and Cartography The LANDSAT Program CORONA Keyhole (KH) Project Google Earth The GeoEye-1 Project The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Maps The Use of Remote Sensing Data Data Recovery in the Field Algaze Survey (AS) Karul and Özdo?an Survey (KOS) The Moore and the Sanlaville-Copeland Surveys The McClellan and Porter Survey The Land of Carchemish Project (LCP) Data Recovery in the Field: An Overview Data Integration and Management 5. Chronological Framework Pottery Assemblages from the main Excavated Sequences Horum Höyük (AS 10) Hac?nebi (AS 28) Zeytinli Bahçe (AS 44) Yar?m Höyük (AS 50) Jerablus Tahtani (LCP 22) Shiukh Fawqani (EBSE 1) Shiukh Tahtani (EBSE 2) Tell Amarna (LCP 21) Tell al-?Abr (EBSE 5) Tell Ahmar (EBSE 6) The Radiocarbon Dates Horum Höyük (AS 10) Tilbe? Höyük (AS 14) Hac?nebi (AS 28) Zeytinli Bahçe (AS 44) Yar?m Höyük (AS 50) Jerablus Tahtani (LCP 22) Shiukh Fawqani (EBSE 1) Shiukh Tahtani (EBSE 2) Tell al-?Abr (EBSE 5) Overview of the Survey Ceramic Types and Absolute Dates The Ubaid Period The Late Chalcolithic Period The Early Bronze Age (EBA) Overall Chronological Scheme 6. Settlement Dynamics in the Birecik-Carchemish Region from the Ubaid to the LEBA Period The Ubaid Occupation The Late Chalcolithic Period The Local Late Chalcolithic Occupation (LC 1-2 and LC 3) The Middle and Late Uruk Occupation (LC 4 and LC 5) The Early Bronze Age Period The EEBA Occupation The MEBA Occupation The LEBA Occupation General Settlement Trends in the Birecik-Carchemish Region The Case of Tell Jerablus Tahtani (LCP 22) and its Surroundings 7. Discussion Settlement Stability and Small Nucleated Communities The Role of the Euphrates and Systems of Movements Localizing the Global: Towards a Regional Contextualization of the Uruk Phenomenon A ?Second Urban Revolution' within Increasing Intra- and Inter-regional Competition? 8. Concluding Remarks Scales of Analysis and the Birecik-Carchemish Landscape through Time Future Research Directions Towards Integrated High-Resolution Regional Landscape Studies Works Cited Appendix A. Site Gazetteer Appendix B. Pottery Catalogue Notes Index