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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marchetti, Nicolò, 1968-

Matthiae, Paolo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape archaeology--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Landscape archaeology.

Social archaeology--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Social archaeology.

City and town life--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

City and town life.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Material culture--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Material culture.

Geomorphology--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Geomorphology.

Plant remains (Archaeology)--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Plant remains (Archaeology).

Animal remains (Archaeology)--Syria--Ebla (Extinct city).

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Ebla (Extinct city)--Antiquities.

Ebla (Extinct city).

Ebla (Extinct city)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (564 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The discovery of 17,000 tablets at the mid-third millennium BC site of Ebla in Syria has revolutionized the study of the ancient Near East. This is the first major English-language volume describing the multidisciplinary archaeological research at Ebla. Using an innovative regional landscape approach, the 29 contributions to this expansive volume examine Ebla in its regional context through lenses of archaeological, textual, archaeobiological, archaeometric, geomorphological, and remote sensing analysis. In doing so, they are able to provide us with a detailed picture of the constituent e

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:

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42987-X

1-315-42988-8

1-315-42989-6

1-61132-230-8

9781315429892

OCLC:

847525197