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The ancient Mesoptamian city of Ur was a Sumerian city state which
flourished as a centre of trade and civilisation between 2025-1738
BCE. However, in the recent past it suffered from the disastrous
Gulf war and from neglect. It still remains a potent symbol for
people of all faiths and will have an important role to play in the
future This account of Ur's past looks at both the ancient city and
its evolution over centuries, and its archaeological interpretation
in more recent times. From the nineteenth century explorers and
their identification of the site of Mukayyar as the Biblical city
of Ur, the study proceeds to look in detail at the archaeologist
Leonard Woolley and his key discoveries during the 1920s and 30s.
Using the findings as a framework and utilising the latest evidence
from environmental, historical and archaeological studies, the
volume explores the site's past in chronological order from the
Ubaid period in the 5th millennium to the death of Alexander. It
looks in detail at the architectural remains: the sacred buildings,
royal graves and also the private housing which provides a unique
record of life four thousand years ago.The volume also describes
the part played by Ur in the Gulf war and discusses the problems
raised for archaeologists in the war's aftermath.
The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of
southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from
c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from
recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using
evidence from archaeology, texts and the natural sciences. This
broad treatment will also make the volume of interest to students
looking for comparative data in allied subjects such as ancient
literature and early religions. Providing an authoritative,
comprehensive and up to date overview of the Sumerian period
written by some of the best qualified scholars in the field, The
Sumerian World will satisfy students, researchers, academics, and
the knowledgeable layperson wishing to understand the world of
southern Mesopotamia in the third millennium.
The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of
southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from
c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from
recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using
evidence from archaeology, texts and the natural sciences. This
broad treatment makes the volume of interest to students looking
for comparative data in allied subjects such as ancient literature
and early religions. Providing an authoritative, comprehensive and
up-to-date overview of the Sumerian period written by some of the
best-qualified scholars in the field, The Sumerian World will
satisfy students, researchers, academics and the knowledgeable
layperson wishing to understand the world of southern Mesopotamia
in the third millennium. .
The ancient Mesoptamian city of Ur was a Sumerian city state which
flourished as a centre of trade and civilisation between 2025-1738
BCE. However, in the recent past it suffered from the disastrous
Gulf war and from neglect. It still remains a potent symbol for
people of all faiths and will have an important role to play in the
future This account of Ur's past looks at both the ancient city and
its evolution over centuries, and its archaeological interpretation
in more recent times. From the nineteenth century explorers and
their identification of the site of Mukayyar as the Biblical city
of Ur, the study proceeds to look in detail at the archaeologist
Leonard Woolley and his key discoveries during the 1920s and 30s.
Using the findings as a framework and utilising the latest evidence
from environmental, historical and archaeological studies, the
volume explores the site's past in chronological order from the
Ubaid period in the 5th millennium to the death of Alexander. It
looks in detail at the architectural remains: the sacred buildings,
royal graves and also the private housing which provides a unique
record of life four thousand years ago.The volume also describes
the part played by Ur in the Gulf war and discusses the problems
raised for archaeologists in the war's aftermath.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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The papers in this volume were given at a seminar "The Archaeology
of Bahrain: the British contribution" on Monday 24th July 2000 at
the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. The venue was
the excellent Brunei Gallery, within the School, which was at the
time playing host to the exhibition "Traces of Paradise" which
unfolded the story of Bahrain's early history. It was the
exhibition that provided the inspiration and the context for the
Seminar. The British contribution to the archaeology of Bahrain
goes back far more than a century and is substantial. The ten
seasons of expeditions led by Dr. Killick, Dr. Moon and Dr.
Crawford represent the latest, and distinguished, contribution
within that tradition. The Seminar was dedicated to the memory of
the archaeologist Martin Hicks who spent many years in Bahrain as
Assistant Director of the London-Bahrain Archaeological Expendition
and who tragically lost his life there while he was a member of the
team working at Saar. The papers include: The British Contribution
to the archaeology of Bahrain: the early years (Michael Rice);
Excavations at al-Markh (Michael Roaf); Dilmun at the turn of the
millennium: living at Saar (Robert Killick); Diraz East and A'ali
East (Michael Roaf); Restructuring Bronze Age trade: Bahrain,
southeast Asia and the copper question (Robert Carter); Arad fort:
its restoration and foreign relations (Archie Walls). Includes many
references to pioneering early English archaeologists in the
region, such as Theodore J Bent, etc.
Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilizations,
with a literate, urban culture and highly-developed political
institutions. In this fully revised and expanded edition of her
classic text, Sumer and the Sumerians, Harriet Crawford reviews the
extraordinary social and technological developments in the region
from 3800 to 2000 BC. Drawing on the most up-to-date historical and
archaeological sources, she provides a thematic exploration of this
ancient civilization, examining its physical and historical
background, changing settlement patterns, public and private
architecture and cultural developments of the period. In this new
edition, the chapter on Manufacturing Industries and Trade has been
enlarged and divided into two chapters. In addition, a new chapter
on the contemporary developments in Upper Mesopotamia is included.
The final chapter reflects on the future of the heritage of Iraq in
the aftermath of the second Gulf War.
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