The Archaeology of Mesopotamia

The Archaeology of Mesopotamia
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 265
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781135134532
ISBN-13 : 1135134537
Rating : 4/5 (537 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Mesopotamia by : Roger Matthews

Download or read book The Archaeology of Mesopotamia written by Roger Matthews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only critical guide to the theory and method of Mesopotamian archaeology, this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of Mesopotamian archaeology from its origins in the nineteenth century up to the present day. Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), was the original site of many of the major developments in human history, such as farming, the rise of urban literate societies and the first great empires of Akkad, Babylonia and Assyria. Dr. Matthews places the discipline within its historical and social context, and explains how archaeologists conduct their research through excavation, survey and other methods. In four fundamental chapters, he uses illustrated case-studies to show how archaeologists have approached central themes such as: * the shift from hunting to farming * complex societies * empires and imperialism * everyday life. This will be both an ideal introductory work and useful as background reading on a wide range of courses.


The Archaeology of Mesopotamia Related Books

The Archaeology of Mesopotamia
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Roger Matthews
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-11 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The only critical guide to the theory and method of Mesopotamian archaeology, this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of
Ancient Mesopotamia
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Susan Pollock
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-05-20 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Innovative study of the early state and urban societies in Mesopotamia, c. 5000 to 2100 BC.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Language: en
Pages: 494
Authors: A. Leo Oppenheim
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-31 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and compleme
Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries
Language: en
Pages: 456
Authors: Peter Roger Stuart Moorey
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Eisenbrauns

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is the first systematic attempt to survey in detail the archaeological evidence for the crafts and craftsmanship of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyria
Rural Archaeology in Early Urban Northern Mesopotamia
Language: en
Pages: 691
Authors: Glenn M. Schwartz
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-31 - Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book presents the results of the extensive excavation of a small, rural village from the period of emerging cities in upper Mesopotamia (modern northeast S