Interpreting the Late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia
The times between the Neolithic and Urban revolutions in Mesopotamia have for a long time been interpreted as a period of stagnation. This volume is part of an emerging discourse that challenges such assumptions. Focussing upon the northern parts of ancient Western Asia, where most recent research h...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Turnhout
: Brepols
, [2013]
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| Series: | Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
9 |
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Klappentext |
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[Rezension von: Olivier Nieuwenhuyse (Hrsg.), Interpreting the late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia] |
| Author Notes: | O. P. Nieuwenhuyse ... [und drei weitere] |
| Summary: | The times between the Neolithic and Urban revolutions in Mesopotamia have for a long time been interpreted as a period of stagnation. This volume is part of an emerging discourse that challenges such assumptions. Focussing upon the northern parts of ancient Western Asia, where most recent research has concentrated, an international group of researchers demonstrates that Upper Mesopotamia underwent complex historical changes that we just begin to grasp fully. The Late Neolithic was a critical phase of the history of the ancient Middle East. Authors investigate settlement patterns, practices of painting pottery, distributions of various raw materials, the role of craft industries, the emergence of seals and other issues from a variety of theoretical and practical questions. The book is a must-have for prehistorians working in the Near East, and a rich source of information for archaeologists working in other parts of the world |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 520 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 27 cm |
| ISBN: | 9782503540016 |
