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Early Urbanism on the Syrian Euphrates

Author : Lisa Cooper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134261063
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Early Urbanism on the Syrian Euphrates written by Lisa Cooper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studying archaeological evidence from sites covering over 200 kilometres of the banks of the Euphrates River, Lisa Cooper's excellent monograph explores the growth and development of human settlement in the Euphrates River Valley of Northern Syria during the Early and Middle Bronze Ages from circa 2700 to 1550 BC. Cooper focuses on the nature and development of the urban politics that existed in the area during these periods and highlights two principal inter-related characteristics of the Euphrates Valley: the study of specific aspects of Euphrates culture, such as the nature of urban secular and religious architecture, mortuary remains, and subsistence pursuits, to underline the unique character of this region during the Early and Middle Bronze Ages the striking resilience of its cultural traditions over many centuries despite the political instability and environmental degradation. Including studies on the tribal background of the populations, the economy, the unique geography of the Euphrates, the ethnic and social structure of its inhabitants, and the influences of states surrounding it, this is a unique and invaluable resource for all students of archaeology and ancient history.

Early Urbanism on the Syrian Euphrates

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Urbanism on the Syrian Euphrates written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Animals, Ancestors, and Ritual in Early Bronze Age Syria

Author : Glenn M. Schwartz
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1950446433
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (54 download)

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Book Synopsis Animals, Ancestors, and Ritual in Early Bronze Age Syria by : Glenn M. Schwartz

Download or read book Animals, Ancestors, and Ritual in Early Bronze Age Syria written by Glenn M. Schwartz and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals, Ancestors, and Ritual in Early Bronze Age Syria: An Elite Mortuary Complex from Umm el-Marra, edited by Johns Hopkins professor Glenn M. Schwartz, is a final report of the excavation of Tell Umm el-Marra in northern Syria, conducted in 1994-2010. It is likely the site of ancient Tuba, capital of a small kingdom in the Early and Middle Bronze periods, in the Jabbul plain between Aleppo and northern Mesopotamia. Its study advances our understanding of early Syrian complex society beyond the big cities of Antiquity. Of particular importance in the Early Bronze excavations are the results from the site necropolis, tombs of high-ranking persons containing objects of gold, silver, and lapis lazuli. Separate installations hold kungas (donkey x onager hybrids), sometimes along with human infants. This site provides the first archaeological attestation of the kunga equids, unique in the archaeology of third-millennium Syria and Mesopotamia.

Broadening Horizons. 3rd Conference of Young Researchers Working in the Ancient Near East

Author : Borrell Tena, Ferran
Publisher : Servei de Publicacions de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ISBN 13 : 8449028868
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis Broadening Horizons. 3rd Conference of Young Researchers Working in the Ancient Near East by : Borrell Tena, Ferran

Download or read book Broadening Horizons. 3rd Conference of Young Researchers Working in the Ancient Near East written by Borrell Tena, Ferran and published by Servei de Publicacions de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadening Horizons is a series of international congresses dedicated to researchers, including postgraduate students, in the early-stages of their careers who are involved in a number of different disciplinary areas in the study of the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean. The general aim of the conferences is to encourage discussion of new topics and to promote the exchange of ideas, data and scientific information among students and scholars of many different specialties – archaeology, prehistory, history, anthropology, archaeobiology and philology – throughout the geographical area known as the Ancient Near East. The 3rd of these congresses was held in Barcelona (Spain), from the 19th to the 21st of July 2010 in the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, following previous congresses which had taken place at Ghent University (Belgium) in 2006 and at Université Lyon 2 (France) in 2007. This volume includes not only the very interesting and diverse set of papers presented in Barcelona but also the invited contributions of the key speakers. These two sections are followed by a final paper by the editors about the trajectory of the BH conferences and about the particularities and difficulties confronting young scholars who are doing research in the Near East.

Carchemish in Context

Author : Edgar Peltenburg
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785701142
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Carchemish in Context written by Edgar Peltenburg and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Carchemish in the valley of the Euphrates river can be regarded as one of the iconic sites in the Middle East, a mound complex known both for its own intrinsic qualities as the seat of later Hittite power and Neo-Hittite kings, but also because its history of excavations included well known historical figures such as Leonard Woolley and T. E. Lawrence. However, because of its location within the military zone of the Turkish-Syrian border the site itself has been inaccessible to archaeologists for more than 90 years. Carchemish in Context summarises the results of regional investigations conducted within the Land of Carchemish Project in Syria, as well as other archaeological surveys in the region, in order to provide a regional, historical and archaeological context for the development of the city. A synthesis of the history of Carchemish is presented and a regional overview of the Land of Carchemish as it is defined by archaeological features and key historical references through to the early Iron Age. Insightful snapshots of the dynamics of an ancient state are revealed which can now be seen to have fluctuated dramatically in size throughout 700-800 years, in part depending upon the power of the king of Carchemish or the aggressions of external powers. The results from the Project provide an overview of the main trends of settlement in the region over 8000 years, using a combination of survey databases to both north and south of the Syrian-Turkish border and with a focus on the earlier phases of settlement from the Neolithic until the end of the Bronze Age when Carchemish became an outpost of the Hittite empire. The Iron Age is a period blessed by numerous historical records some of which can be traced in the modern landscape. Further chapters explore site-specific aspects of the regional archaeology, including a series of important sites on the Sajur river, some of which were positioned along the main campaign routes of the Assyrian kings. The close relationship between the nearby Early Bronze Age site of Tell Jerablus Tahtani and Carchemish are examined and the results from the 40 ha Carchemish Outer Town survey described, providing important new data sources regarding the layout, defenses and dates of occupation of this significant part of the city. The Classical, Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic occupations are also discussed in relation to what is known of occupation in the surrounding region.

Making Ancient Cities

Author : Andrew Creekmore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107046521
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Making Ancient Cities written by Andrew Creekmore and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates how the structure and use of space developed and changed in cities, and examines the role of different societal groups in shaping urbanism.

The Fertile Desert: A History of the Middle Euphrates Valley until the Arrival of Alexander

Author : Anas Al Khabour
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803271213
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis The Fertile Desert: A History of the Middle Euphrates Valley until the Arrival of Alexander by : Anas Al Khabour

Download or read book The Fertile Desert: A History of the Middle Euphrates Valley until the Arrival of Alexander written by Anas Al Khabour and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to reconstruct the history of the Euphrates Valley between the mouths of the Balikh and the Khabour. Several surveys, archaeological expeditions, and interventions of the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities, have made a significant amount of data available which contribute to an improved overview of the region.

Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient Near East

Author : Lauren Ristvet
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107065216
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient Near East by : Lauren Ristvet

Download or read book Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient Near East written by Lauren Ristvet and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lauren Ristvet rethinks the narratives of state formation by investigating the interconnections between ritual, performance, and politics in the ancient Near East. She draws on a wide range of archaeological, iconographic, and cuneiform sources to show how ritual performance was not set apart from the real practice of politics; it was politics. Rituals provided an opportunity for elites and ordinary people to negotiate political authority. Descriptions of rituals from three periods explore the networks of signification that informed different societies. From circa 2600 to 2200 BC, pilgrimage made kingdoms out of previously isolated villages. Similarly, from circa 1900 to 1700 BC, commemorative ceremonies legitimated new political dynasties by connecting them to a shared past. Finally, in the Hellenistic period, the traditional Babylonian Akitu festival was an occasion for Greek-speaking kings to show that they were Babylonian and for Babylonian priests to gain significant power.

The Inner Lives of Ancient Houses

Author : J. A. Baird
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191511471
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Inner Lives of Ancient Houses written by J. A. Baird and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dura-Europos, on the Syrian Euphrates, is one of the best preserved and most extensively excavated sites of the Roman world. A Hellenistic foundation later held by the Parthians and then the Romans, Dura had a Roman military garrison installed within its city walls before it was taken by the Sasanians in the mid-third century. The Inner Lives of Ancient Houses is the first study to consider the houses of the site as a whole. The houses were excavated by a team from Yale and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters in the 1920s and 30s, and though a wealth of archaeological and textual material was recovered, most of that relating to housing was never published. Through a combination of archival information held at the Yale University Art Gallery and new fieldwork with the Mission Franco-Syrienne d'Europos-Doura, this study re-evaluates the houses of the site, integrating architecture, artefacts, and textual evidence, and examining ancient daily life and cultural interaction, as well as considering houses which were modified for use by the Roman military.

The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East

Author : Diane Bolger
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1842178377
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (421 download)

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Book Synopsis The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East by : Diane Bolger

Download or read book The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East written by Diane Bolger and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the dynamics of small-scale societies in the ancient Near East by examining the ways in which particular communities functioned and interacted and by moving beyond the broad neo-evolutionary models of social change which have characterised many earlier approaches. By focusing on issues of diversity, scale, and context, it considers the ways in which economy, crafts, technology, and ritual were organised; the roles played by mortuary practices and households in the structure and development of ancient societies; and the importance of agency, identity, ethnicity, gender, community and cultural interaction for the rise of socio-economic complexity. The contributors to this volume are well-known archaeologists in the field of Near Eastern studies; all are currently engaged in fieldwork or research in Cyprus, the Levant, or Turkey. The variety and depth of the research they present here reflect the richness of the archaeological record in the 'cradle of civilisation' and convey the vibrancy of current interpretive approaches within the field of Near Eastern prehistory today.

The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit

Author : Mary E. Buck
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004415114
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit written by Mary E. Buck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit Mary Buck pursues a nuanced view of populations in the Bronze Age Levant, with the objective of understanding the ancient polity of Ugarit as a kin-based culture that shares close ties with neighbouring Amorite populations.

New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East

Author : Dan Lawrence
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789695740
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Book Synopsis New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East by : Dan Lawrence

Download or read book New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East written by Dan Lawrence and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents papers in honour of Tony James Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept, the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing and their application in Near Eastern archaeology.

Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan

Author : Laura Etheredge Assistant Editor, Middle East Geography
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1615303294
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Book Synopsis Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan by : Laura Etheredge Assistant Editor, Middle East Geography

Download or read book Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan written by Laura Etheredge Assistant Editor, Middle East Geography and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents histories of Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan and the geographic, economic, and social factors that have come to define them.

Archaeozoology of the Near East

Author : Marjan Mashkour
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 178297847X
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)

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Book Synopsis Archaeozoology of the Near East by : Marjan Mashkour

Download or read book Archaeozoology of the Near East written by Marjan Mashkour and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two part volume brings together over 60 specialists to present 31 papers on the latest research into archaeozoology of the Near East. The papers are wide-ranging in terms of period and geographical coverage: from Palaeolithic rock shelter assemblages in Syria to Byzantine remains in Palestine and from the Caucasus to Cyprus. Papers are grouped into thematic sections examining patterns of Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence in northern Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the Iranian plateau; Palaeolithic to Neolithic faunal remains from Armenia; animal exploitation in Bronze Age urban sites; new evidence concerning pastoralism, nomadism and mobility; aspects of domestication and animal exploitation in the Arabian peninsula; several case studies on ritual animal deposits; and specific analyses of patterns of animal exploitation at urban sites in Turkey, Palestine and Jordan. This important collection of significant new work builds on the well-established foundation of previous ICAZ publications to present the very latest results of archaeozoological research in the prehistory of this formative region in the development of animal exploitation.

Focus on Fortifications

Author : Rune Frederiksen
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785701347
Total Pages : 745 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Focus on Fortifications written by Rune Frederiksen and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a collection of 57 articles in English, French and German, presenting the most recent research on ancient fortifications, this book is the most substantial publication ever to have issued on the topic for many years. While fortifications of the ancient cultures of the middle east and ancient Greek and Roman worlds were noticed by travelers and scholars from the very beginning of research on antiquity from the late 18th century onwards, the architectural, economic, logistical, political, urban and other social aspects of fortifications have been somewhat overlooked and underestimated by scholarship in the 20th century. The book presents the research of a new generation of scholars who have been analyzing those aspects of fortifications, many of them with years of experience in fieldwork on city walls. Much new evidence and a fresh look at this important category of built structure is now made available, and the publication will be of interest not only to the field of ancient architecture, but also to other sub-disciplines of archaeology and ancient history. The papers were presented at a conference in Athens in December 2012, and they all present material and discuss topics under seven headings that represent the most central themes in the study of fortification in antiquity: the origins of fortification, physical surroundings and building technique, function and semantics, historical context, the fortification of regions and regionally confined phenomena, the fortifications of Athens and new field research. The book is Volume 2 in the new series Fokus Fortifikation Studies, created by the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation. The topics included have been identified by the network over many previous conferences and workshops as being the most important and as needing research and discussion beyond the network members. Volume 1 in the series, Ancient Fortifications: a compendium of theory and practice (Oxbow Books) will also appear in 2015 and together the two volumes bring the field of fortification studies up-to-date and will be an essential resource for many years to come.

Historical Dictionary of Syria

Author : Omar Imady
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538122863
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Syria written by Omar Imady and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical Dictionary of Syria, Fourth Edition covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political parties and institutions, literature, music and the arts. .

Historical Dictionary of Syria

Author : David Commins
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810879662
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Syria written by David Commins and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, massive protest movements that appeared to come out of nowhere caught the Arab world’s autocrats by surprise and brought down powerful leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets in March 2011 calling for the “fall of the regime,” the popular slogan of Arab uprisings, but found themselves confronting a determined foe willing to slaughter thousands of citizens and to destroy entire city neighborhoods in order to hold onto power. By the middle of 2013, Syria was in the midst of a nightmarish civil war marked by more than 80,000 deaths, sectarian massacres, the flight of one-fourth the country’s population from their homes, the disintegration of government institutions in much of the country, and a rising humanitarian crisis as food, medicine, and electricity grew short. Nobody in Syria or the outside world appears to be in a position to stop what looked like a fight to the bitter end, at whatever cost to the country. This third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Syria covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political parties and institutions, literature, music and the arts. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Syria.