Euphrates River Valley Settlement: The Carchemish Sector in the Third Millennium BC

Pre-state ceremonial monuments, rich mortuary arrangements, forts, walled settlements and temples: all these occur in a narrow stretch of the Euphrates River valley prior to the rise of Carchemish, one of the major capital cities of the Ancient Near East. This well-illustrated book examines recently...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Peltenberg, Edgar (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Subito Bestelldienst: Jetzt bestellen.
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Veröffentlicht: Havertown Oxbow Books 2007
In:Jahr: 2007
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Levant Supplementary Series v.5
weitere Schlagwörter:B Electronic books
Online Zugang: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallele Ausgabe:Print version: Euphrates River Valley Settlement : The Carchemish Sector in the Third Millennium BC:
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Pre-state ceremonial monuments, rich mortuary arrangements, forts, walled settlements and temples: all these occur in a narrow stretch of the Euphrates River valley prior to the rise of Carchemish, one of the major capital cities of the Ancient Near East. This well-illustrated book examines recently discovered evidence from the hinterlands of archaeologically inaccessible Carchemish in its regional context. Amongst the 18 contributors Tony Wilkinson characterizes the neighbouring regions of Carchemish, Guy Bunnens elaborates on a site hierarchy within the valley and Gioacchino Falsone appraise
Beschreibung:Description based upon print version of record
ISBN:1842172727