Alalakh and its neighbours: proceedings of the 15th Anniversary Symposium at the New Hatay Archaeology Museum, 10-12 June 2015

"This volume, Alalakh and its Neighbours, represents the results of the symposium held in honour of the fifteenth anniversary of renewed excavations at Tell Atchana (Alalakh). It brings together results of ongoing interdisciplinary research projects conducted by the large and diverse Tell Atcha...

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Published in:Ancient Near Eastern studies / Supplement
Corporate Author: 15th Anniversary of the Alalakh Excavations, Veranstaltung 2015, Antakya (Author)
Contributors: Yener, K. Aslıhan 1946- (Editor) ; Ingman, Tara (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leuven Paris Bristol, CT Peeters 2020
In: Ancient Near Eastern studies / Supplement (55)
Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Ancient Near Eastern studies / Supplement 55
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Alalach / Excavations
Further subjects:B Excavations (archaeology) (Middle East) Congresses
B Middle East Antiquities Congresses
B Conference program 2015 (Antakya)
B Alalakh (Extinct city) Congresses
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Summary:"This volume, Alalakh and its Neighbours, represents the results of the symposium held in honour of the fifteenth anniversary of renewed excavations at Tell Atchana (Alalakh). It brings together results of ongoing interdisciplinary research projects conducted by the large and diverse Tell Atchana team with reflections on Alalakh's connections to its wider social and geographical setting as discussed in the contributions of scholars working at nearby sites in Anatolia, Syria, and the Aegean. The papers here look both inward towards resolving lingering questions from Sir Leonard Woolley's original excavations at the site, as well as new questions that have come up in the renewed excavations concerning life at Alalakh, and outward toward the city's place in a regional context. Covering chronological issues, textual evidence, scientific analyses, and a wide range of material culture (including especially ceramics, metals, stone, and glass), this volume encompasses the recent results of work at this important second millennium BC site"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9042938935