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Rural Archaeology in Early Urban Northern Mesopotamia: Excavations at Tell al-Raqa´i
Glenn M. Schwartz (Ed.)
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Hardback. This book presents the results of the extensive excavation of a small, rural village from the period of emerging cities in upper Mesopotamia (modern northeast Syria) in the early to middle third millennium BC. Editor(s): Schwartz, Glenn M. Series: Monumenta Archaeologica. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2336.
This book presents the results of the extensive excavation of a small, rural village from the period of emerging cities in upper Mesopotamia (modern northeast Syria) in the early to middle third millennium BC. Prior studies of early Near Eastern urban societies generally focused on the cities and elites, neglecting the rural component of urbanization. This research represents part of a move to rectify that imbalance. Reports on the architecture, pottery, animal bones, plant remains, and other varieties of artifacts and ecofacts enhance our understanding of the role of villages in the formation of urban societies, the economic relationship between ... Read more
This book presents the results of the extensive excavation of a small, rural village from the period of emerging cities in upper Mesopotamia (modern northeast Syria) in the early to middle third millennium BC. Prior studies of early Near Eastern urban societies generally focused on the cities and elites, neglecting the rural component of urbanization. This research represents part of a move to rectify that imbalance. Reports on the architecture, pottery, animal bones, plant remains, and other varieties of artifacts and ecofacts enhance our understanding of the role of villages in the formation of urban societies, the economic relationship between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Condition
New
Series
Monumenta Archaeologica
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781938770043
SKU
V9781938770043
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About Glenn M. Schwartz (Ed.)
Glenn M. Schwartz is the Whiting Professor of Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University, USA.
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