Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries

Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries
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Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : 1575060426
ISBN-13 : 9781575060422
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries by : Peter Roger Stuart Moorey

This is the first systematic attempt to survey in detail the archaeological evidence for the crafts and craftsmanship of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia, covering the period ca. 8000-300 B.C.E. As creators of some of the earliest farming and urban communities known to us, these people were among the first pioneers of many crafts and skills that remain fundamental to modern ways of life. Many of the raw materials for crafts had to be imported from outside the river valley of the Tigris and Euphrates, providing an unusually sensitive indicator of the commercial and cultural contacts of Mesopotamia. In this book, Dr. Moorey reviews briefly the textual evidence, and then goes on to examine in detail the material evidence for a wide range of crafts using stones, both common and ornamental, animal products--from hippopotamus ivory to ostrich egg-shells--ceramics, glazed materials and glass, metals, and building materials. With a comprehensive bibliography, this will be a key work of reference for archaeologists and those interested in the early history of crafts and technology, as well as for specialist historians of the ancient Near East.

Ancient Magan

Ancient Magan
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Publisher : Trident Press Ltd
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : 1900724316
ISBN-13 : 9781900724319
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Magan by : Daniel T. Potts

History of the Ancient Peoples of the Classic East: The dawn of civilization, Egypt and Chaldea.- [v. 2] The struggle of the nations, Egypt, Syria and Assyria.- [v. 3] The passing of the empires, 850-330 B. C

History of the Ancient Peoples of the Classic East: The dawn of civilization, Egypt and Chaldea.- [v. 2] The struggle of the nations, Egypt, Syria and Assyria.- [v. 3] The passing of the empires, 850-330 B. C
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Total Pages : 822
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$C203934
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Synopsis History of the Ancient Peoples of the Classic East: The dawn of civilization, Egypt and Chaldea.- [v. 2] The struggle of the nations, Egypt, Syria and Assyria.- [v. 3] The passing of the empires, 850-330 B. C by : Gaston Maspero

Magan – The Land of Copper

Magan – The Land of Copper
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Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781789691795
ISBN-13 : 1789691796
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Magan – The Land of Copper by : Claudio Giardino

This volume describes the geography and environments of Oman, its rich copper ore deposits and the ancient mining and smelting techniques, and it also includes an overview of the physical properties of the different metals exploited in antiquity and of the analytical techniques used in archaeometallurgy.

Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture

Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 684
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ISBN-10 : 9781000880663
ISBN-13 : 1000880664
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture by : William H. Stiebing Jr.

Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture offers an historical overview of the civilizations of the ancient Near East spanning ten thousand years of history. This new edition is a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the Near East, from prehistory and the beginnings of farming to the fall of Achaemenid Persia. Through text, images, maps, and historical documents, readers discover the material, social, and political world of cultures from Egypt to India, allowing students to see how these intertwined cultures interacted throughout history. Now fully updated and incorporating the latest scholarship on society, religion, and the economy, this book highlights the changing fortunes of these great civilizations. A special feature of this book is its many "Debating the Evidence" sections, where the reader becomes familiar with scholarly disputes concerning the interpretation of textual and archaeological evidence on a variety of topics and case studies. The fourth edition of Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture remains a crucial textbook for undergraduates and general readers studying the ancient Near East, particularly the political and social history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as students of archaeology and biblical studies who are working on the region.

The Cambridge Ancient History ...

The Cambridge Ancient History ...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 762
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015066067409
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Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cambridge Ancient History ... by : John Bagnell Bury

Dictionary of the Ancient Near East

Dictionary of the Ancient Near East
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 081222115X
ISBN-13 : 9780812221152
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Synopsis Dictionary of the Ancient Near East by : Piotr Bienkowski

An authoritative guide to the whole of the cradle of civilization.

The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia

The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0521011094
ISBN-13 : 9780521011099
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia by : Himanshu Prabha Ray

Prior to European expansion, communities of the Indian subcontinent had a strong maritime orientation. In this new archaeological study, Himanshu Prabha Ray explores seafaring activity, religious travel and political economy in this ancient period. By using archaeological data from the Red Sea to the Indonesian archipelago, she reveals how the early history of peninsular South Asia is interconnected with that of its Asian and Mediterranean partners in the Indian Ocean Region. The book departs from traditional studies, focusing on the communities maritime history rather than agrarian expansion and the emergence of the state. Rather than being a prime mover in social, economic and religious change, the state is viewed as just one participant in a complex interplay of social actors, including merchants, guilds, boat-builders, sailors, pilgrims, religious clergy and craft-producers. A study that will be welcomed by students of Archaeology and Ancient History, particularly those interested in South Asian Studies.

A Research Guide to the Ancient World

A Research Guide to the Ancient World
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 455
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ISBN-10 : 9781442237407
ISBN-13 : 1442237406
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis A Research Guide to the Ancient World by : John M. Weeks

The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliography. The study of the ancient world is usually, although not exclusively, considered a branch of the humanities, including archaeology, art history, languages, literature, philosophy, and related cultural disciplines which consider the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world, and adjacent Egypt and southwestern Asia. Chronologically the ancient world would extend from the beginning of the Bronze Age of ancient Greece (ca. 1000 BCE) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (ca. 500 CE). This book will close the traditional subject gap between the humanities (Classical World; Egyptology) and the social sciences (anthropological archaeology; Near East) in the study of the ancient world. This book is uniquely the only bibliographic resource available for such holistic coverage. The volume consists of 17 chapters and seven appendixes, arranged according to the traditional types of library research materials (bibliographies, dictionaries, atlases, etc.). The appendixes are mostly subject specific, including graduate programs in ancient studies, reports from significant archaeological sites, numismatics, and paleography and writing systems. These extensive author and subject indexes help facilitate ease of use.