The Near East - Archaeology in the 'Cradle of Civilization' (Paperback, Revised)

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 - enviromental, organizational, demographic and technological - of the world's first village farming cultures some eight thousand years ago. Charles Maisels explains how cities such as Uruk and Ur, Nippur and Kish formed as a result of geological factors and the role of key organizational features of Sumerian society in introducing the world's first script, system of calculation and literature.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1998
First published:	1993
Authors:	Charles Keith Maisels
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-18607-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-415-18607-2
Barcode:	9780415186070

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