Interpreting the Late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia

The times between the Neolithic and Urban revolutions in Mesopotamia have for a long time been interpreted as a period of stagnation. This volume is part of an emerging discourse that challenges such assumptions. Focussing upon the northern parts of ancient Western Asia, where most recent research h...

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Collaborateurs: Nieuwenhuyse, Olivier 1966-2020 (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Turnhout Brepols [2013]
Dans: Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities (9)
Année: 2013
Collection/Revue:Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 9
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Syrien / Néolithique
B Mesopotamien (Nord)
B Mesopotamien / Ville / Néolithique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Neolithic period Congresses Middle East
B Middle East Congresses Antiquities
B Neolithic period (Syria)
B Neolithic period (Iraq)
B Contribution <colloque>
B Recueil d'articles
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Résumé:The times between the Neolithic and Urban revolutions in Mesopotamia have for a long time been interpreted as a period of stagnation. This volume is part of an emerging discourse that challenges such assumptions. Focussing upon the northern parts of ancient Western Asia, where most recent research has concentrated, an international group of researchers demonstrates that Upper Mesopotamia underwent complex historical changes that we just begin to grasp fully. The Late Neolithic was a critical phase of the history of the ancient Middle East. Authors investigate settlement patterns, practices of painting pottery, distributions of various raw materials, the role of craft industries, the emergence of seals and other issues from a variety of theoretical and practical questions. The book is a must-have for prehistorians working in the Near East, and a rich source of information for archaeologists working in other parts of the world
Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:2503540015