A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 94 (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405189886 ISBN 13: 9781405189880

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

A COMPREHENSIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE OVERVIEW OF ANCIENT MATERIAL CULTURE FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE TO LATE ANTIQUITY FEATURES UP–TO–DATE SURVEYS AND THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM MAJOR NEW EXCAVATIONS SUCH AS QATNA (SYRIA), GÖBEKLI TEPE (TURKEY) INCLUDES A DIVERSE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES BY SENIOR, MID–CAREER AND JUNIOR SCHOLARS IN EUROPE, USA, BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST FOR A TRULY INTERNATIONAL GROUP INCLUDES MAJOR REVIEWS OF THE ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL DOMESTICATION, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES INCLUDES CHAPTERS DEALING WITH PERIODS AFTER THE COMING OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT, INCLUDING STUDIES OF THE SELEUCID, ARSACID, SASANIAN, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE EMPIRES IN THE NEAR EAST, AS WELL AS EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN BOTH THE LEVANT AND MESOPOTAMIA FILLS A GAP IN LITERATURE OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST, DEALING WITH TOPICS OFTEN OVERLOOKED, INCLUDING ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN ANTIQUITIES MARKETS AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

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To that end, the companion may be regarded as a successful contribution for students of Near Eastern archaeology, offering a copious amount of good quality material in two volumes that presents current state of knowledge about Near Eastern cultures from early prehistory to late antiquity. (Ancient West & East, 1 November 2015)

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A comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity * Features up-to-date surveys and the latest information from major new excavations such as Qatna (Syria), Gobekli Tepe (Turkey) * Includes a diverse range of perspectives by senior, mid-career and junior scholars in Europe, USA, Britain, Australia, and the Middle East for a truly international group * Includes major reviews of the origins of agriculture, animal domestication, and archaeological landscapes * Includes chapters dealing with periods after the coming of Alexander the Great, including studies of the Seleucid, Arsacid, Sasanian, Roman and Byzantine empires in the Near East, as well as early Christianity in both the Levant and Mesopotamia * Fills a gap in literature of the Ancient Near East, dealing with topics often overlooked, including ethical and legal issues in antiquities markets and international scholarship

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• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1405189886
• ISBN 13: 9781405189880
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1504
• Herausgeber: Potts D. T.