Mesopotamia

ISBN: 9781576079652
Published by : ABC-Clio Ltd
More than three thousand years and a great deal of history are covered in this introduction to ancient Mesopotamia, home to some of the greatest Near Eastern cultures: the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians. The chapters are arrang... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841718101
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Lynn Rainville's revised thesis uses `micro-debris analyis' to investigate aspects of domestic life in three Early Bronze Age sites, two urban and one rural, in southeastern Turkey. More than 370 micro-debris samples (objects under 10 mm in siz... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780226067353
Published by : University of Chicago Press
The discovery of three cuneiform tablets in the Yale Babylonian Collection a few years ago pushed our knowledge of ancient cuisine back a further two thousand years. Containing almost forty recipes, the tablets provide important insights into t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781585442720
Published by : Texas A&M University Press
Shanidar Cave in the Zagros Mountains, with its 26 burials containing 35 bodies, `is the oldest prehistoric site with the longest history of occupation in Iraq'. This volume provides an archaeological overview of the site, which dates to the 11... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521830102
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The Babylonians knew more about the heavens than anyone else in the ancient world and they have left us an extensive archive of texts relating to celestial omens, astrology and astronomy. These texts form the source material for this study of M... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521716611
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The Babylonians knew more about the heavens than anyone else in the ancient world and they have left us an extensive archive of texts relating to celestial omens, astrology and astronomy. These texts form the source material for this study of M... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781575060828
Published by : Eisenbrauns
This substantial volume presents the results of the Mashkan-shapir project which surveyed the extensive remains of this Old Babylonian city to the north of Nippur in the deserts of Iraq. Supported by numerous photographs, illustrations and plan... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841713687
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This fourth volume in a series devoted to medieval topography looks at issues of urbanism in a number of Byzantine cities along the eastern frontier during the reign of Justinian (AD 527-565). Archaological and documentary evidence are cited fo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780748617555
Published by : Edinburgh University Press
First published in French, this English translation of Francis Joannès' book provides an accessible introduction to the history of Mesopotamia throughout the first millennium BC. Taking a chronological approach, the book examines political, so... .... Learn More