Euphrates River valley settlement : the Carchemish sector in the third millennium BC /
Pre-state ceremonial monuments, rich mortuary arrangements, forts, walled settlements and temples: all these occur in a narrow stretch of the Euphrates River valley prior to the rise of Carchemish, one of the major capital cities of the Ancient Near East. This well-illustrated book examines recently...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford : Oakville, CT,
Oxbow Books ;
2007.
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| Series: | Levant supplementary series ;
v. 5. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Pre-state ceremonial monuments, rich mortuary arrangements, forts, walled settlements and temples: all these occur in a narrow stretch of the Euphrates River valley prior to the rise of Carchemish, one of the major capital cities of the Ancient Near East. This well-illustrated book examines recently discovered evidence from the hinterlands of archaeologically inaccessible Carchemish in its regional context. Amongst the 18 contributors Tony Wilkinson characterizes the neighbouring regions of Carchemish, Guy Bunnens elaborates on a site hierarchy within the valley and Gioacchino Falsone appraises unpublished records from excavations at Carchemish itself. These material culture studies are important for those interested in the emergence of complex societies that do not conform to the Mesopotamian paradigm. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781782975113 178297511X 9781782975137 1782975136 |
