The Eastern Wing of the Fertile Crescent - Late prehistory of Greater Mesopotamian lithic industries (Paperback)

Plant and animal domestication was important in revolutionising the Greater Mesopotamian region. Archaeological evidence has been used to assess and trace the transformation from mobile foragers to the emergence of urban centres. However, the significance of changing stone tool technologies has received little attention in this regard. Koslowski uses lithic evidence to identify and describe various cultures within this region and to trace their development. He studies the raw materials, methods of knapping, types of blanks, retouched pieces and the function of various artefacts. 'His pioneering volume will be appreciated by many who devot their research to achieving a better understanding of the evolutionary threshold that inevitably heralded the emergence of urban civilizations'.

General

Imprint:	Bar Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Archaeological Reports International Series
Release date:	December 1999
Authors:	chapters by Avi Gopher • Preface by Ofer Bar-Yosef • Stefan Karol Kozlowski • Galina Korobkova
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	279
ISBN-13:	978-0-86054-965-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General
LSN:	0-86054-965-8
Barcode:	9780860549659

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