Ebla and its landscape : early state formation in the ancient Near East / edited by Paolo Matthiae and Nicolò Marchetti.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Matthiae, Paolo.
• Marchetti, Nicolò, 1968-
• George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Animal remains (Archaeology).
• Plant remains (Archaeology).
• Geomorphology.
• Excavations (Archaeology).
• Social archaeology.
• Landscape archaeology.
• Ebla (Extinct city)--Antiquities.
• Ebla (Extinct city)--Politics and government.
• Landscape archaeology--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• Social archaeology--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• City and town life--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• City and town life.
• Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• Excavations (Archaeology)--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• Material culture--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• Material culture.
• Geomorphology--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• Plant remains (Archaeology)--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).
• Animal remains (Archaeology)--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

535 pages, 27 plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2013]

Contents:

• Introduction: The Chora of Ebla : A Multidisciplinary Approach / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti
• Part 1. Town Archaeology
• A Long Journey : Fifty Years of Research on the Bronze Age at Tell Mardikh/Ebla / P. Matthiae
• The Royal Palace of Ebla : Functions of the Quarters and the Government of the Chora / P. Matthiae
• Palace vs. Common Glyptic in Early Syrian Ebla and Its Territory / F. Pinnock
• Popular Iconographies in a Courtly Environment : Clay Figurines from Royal Palace G / L. Peyronel
• Centralization and Redistribution : The Pottery Assemblage of Palace G / S. Mazzoni
• Form and Content : A Preliminary Functional Interpretation of the Storage Jars from Royal Palace G / M. D'Andrea and A. Vacca
• Working for the Elites : The Pottery Assemblage of Building P4 / N. Marchetti
• Part 2. Regional Archaeology
• Exploiting Diversity : Archaeological Sites in the Ebla Region / S. Mantellini, M.G. Micale, and L. Peyronel
• Trends in Village Life : The Early Bronze Age Phases at Tell Tuqan / F. Baffi and L. Peyronel
• Assembling the Evidence : Excavated Sites Dating from the Early Bronze Age in and around the Chora of Ebla / E. Ascalone and M. D'Andrea
• Regional Approach and Archaeological Surveys in Northern Syria : An Overview / S. Mantellini
• Part 3. Textual Evidence
• Defining the Chora of Ebla : A Textual Perspective / M.G. Biga
• Distribution and Exchange of Goods in the Chora of Ebla / G. Ferrero
• Of Plants and Trees : Crops and Vegetable Resources at Ebla / G. Marchesi
• Part 4. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing
• A Land in Its Setting : Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery for the Characterization of the Eblaite Chora / G. Bittelli, E. Mandanici and L. Vittuari
• Analysis of CORONA Imagery of the Ebla Region / N. Galiatsatos and S. Mantellini
• From Wetland to Desert : A Geomorphologic Approach to the Eblaite Chora / V. Cantelli, V.M.L. Martina and L. Picotti
• A Thin Basis : The Soil Landscape of Ebla and Tell Tuqan / A. Arnoldus-Huyzendveld
• Modern Agriculture in the Ebla Region / P. Rossi, F. Ventura and M. Vignudelli
• Part 5. Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology
• Archaeometrical Analysis of Metal Objects from Royal Palace G / A.C. Felici and M. Vendittelli
• Archaeometrical Analysis of Pottery Production at EB III-IVA Ebla and Tell Tuqan / M.L. Santarelli
• Archaeometrical Analysis of Architectural Components of Royal Palace G / M.L. Santarelli and G. Spreafico
• Consuming Plants : Archaeobotanical Samples from Royal Palace G and Building P4 / C. Wachter-Sarkady
• Forests Near and Far : An Anthracological Perspective at Ebla / V. Caracuta and G. Fiorentino
• Exploiting Animals : Zooarchaeological Evidence through the Early Bronze Age at Ebla / C. Minniti
• Natural Resources, Technology and Manufacture Processes at Ebla : A Preliminary Assessment / L. Peyronel and A. Vacca
• Just at that Time : 14C Determinations and Analyses from EB IVA Layers / L. Calcagnile, G. Quarta, and M. D'Elia
• Conclusion: Towards a Dynamic Model for the Functioning of the Early State in the Eastern Mediterranean / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

• 9781611322286
• 1611322286

OCLC:

825050395

Publisher Number:

• 99954413172
• 40022472950

Online:

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