The Archaeology of Political Spaces: The Upper Mesopotamian Piedmont in the Second Millennium BCE

The Archaeology of Political Spaces: The Upper Mesopotamian Piedmont in the Second Millennium BCE
ISBN-10
3110266407
ISBN-13
9783110266405
Category
History
Pages
234
Language
English
Published
2014-04-01
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Author
Dominik Bonatz

Description

This book, consisting of 12 contributions, amalgamates the most recent results from archaeological research in the Upper Mesopotamian piedmont. Under the growing influence of expanding territorial states which had become established during the 2nd millennium BC, this region experienced a substantial change in social and political life during that time. The discussion is centered around settlement shapes, developments in the material culture, as well as written documents that attest to this change. In summary, this book emphasizes the significant roll of archaeological research in the reconstruction of models concerning the formation and transformation of political space in the ancient world.

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