Interpreting the late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia / O.P. Nieuwenhuyse ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nieuwenhuyse, Olivier.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities. Egyptology ; 9.

Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities (PALMA). Egyptology ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neolithic period--Middle East--Congresses.

Neolithic period.

Middle East--Antiquities--Congresses.

Middle East.

Antiquities.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

520 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, 2013.

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. Focusing 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9782503540016

2503540015

OCLC:

852259462