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Mobile pastoralism and the formation of Near Eastern civilizations : weaving together society / Anne Porter.

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"In this book, Anne Porter explores the idea that mobile and sedentary members of the ancient world were integral parts of the same social and political groups in greater Mesopotamia during the period 4000 to 1500 BCE. She draws on a wide range of archaeological and cuneiform sources to show ho...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Porter, Anne, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Iraq > Antiquities.
Middle East > Antiquities.
Iraq > Civilization > To 634.
Middle East > Civilization > To 622.
Pastoral systems > Middle East > History > To 1500.
Migration, Internal > Middle East > History > To 1500.
Sedentary behavior > Middle East > History > To 1500.
Social archaeology > Iraq.
Social archaeology > Middle East.
Archaeology > Methodology.
Antiquities.
Civilization.
Migration, Internal.
Pastoral systems.
Sedentary behavior.
Social archaeology.
Iraq.
Middle East.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The problem with pastoralists
  • Wool, writing, and religion
  • From temple to tomb
  • Tax and tribulation, or, Who were the Amorrites?
  • Conclusion : beyond "tribe" and "state."

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