The Near East : archaeology in the "Cradle of Civilization". / Charles Keith Maisels.
The transition from foraging, farming and the neolithic village to the city-state is a complex and fascinating period. Studies on the prehistory of the Near East by nineteenth and twentieth century pioneers in the field transformed archaeology through the creation of the 'Ages System' of S...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1993.
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| Series: | Experience of archaeology.
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| Summary: | The transition from foraging, farming and the neolithic village to the city-state is a complex and fascinating period. Studies on the prehistory of the Near East by nineteenth and twentieth century pioneers in the field transformed archaeology through the creation of the 'Ages System' of Stone, Bronze and Iron. The Near East provides a developmental account of this period contextualised by discussion of the emergence of archaeology as a discipline. The Near East details the causes and effects - environmental, organizational, demographic and technological - of the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203981480 9780203981481 9786610232437 6610232431 9780415047425 0415047420 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |