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...
| Published in: | Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Turnhout
Brepols
[2013]
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Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities (9)
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| Series/Journal: | Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Syria
/ Neolithic period
B Mesopotamia (Nord) B Mesopotamia / City / Neolithic period |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Neolithic period Congresses Middle East B Middle East Congresses Antiquities B Neolithic period (Syria) B Neolithic period (Iraq) B Conference program |
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 2503540015 |