From Sherds to Landscapes: Studies on the Ancient Near East in Honor of McGuire Gibson

ISBN-10: 1614910642
ISBN-13: 9781614910640
Category: History
Pages: 338
Language: English
Published: 2021-05-20
Publisher: ISD LLC
Authors: Mark Altaweel, Carrie Hritz

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This volume honors McGuire Gibson and his years of service to archaeology of Mesopotamia, Yemen, and neighboring regions. Professor Gibson spent most of his career at the University of Chicago's Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department and the Oriental Institute. Many of his students, colleagues, and friends have contributed to this volume, reflecting Gibson's diverse interests. The volume presents new results in areas such as landscape archaeology, urbanism, the ancient languages of Mesopotamia, history of Mesopotamia, the archaeology of Iran and Yemen, prehistory, material culture, and wider archaeological topics.

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