Gordion Seals and Sealings

Gordion Seals and Sealings
Author: Elspeth Dusinberre
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005-11-21
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781931707824

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "[a]dditional figures accompanying the volume." -- disc label.

The Babylonian World

The Babylonian World
Author: Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 731
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134261276

The Babylonian World presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon. Historicized by the New Testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, Babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and complex civilization, responsible for the invention of the dictionary and laying the foundations of modern science. This book explores all key aspects of the development of this ancient culture, including the ecology of the region and its famously productive agriculture, its political and economic standing, its religious practices, and the achievements of its intelligentsia. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying the period.

From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D.

From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D.
Author: Steven J. Garfinkle
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2013-12-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1575068710

This volume collects the proceedings of a three-day conference held in Madrid in July 2010, and it highlights the vitality of the study of late-third-millennium B.C. Mesopotamia. Workshops devoted to the Ur III period have been a feature of the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale roughly every other year, beginning in London in 2003. In 2009, Steve Garfinkle and Manuel Molina asked the community of Neo-Sumerian scholars to convene the following year in Madrid before the Rencontre in Barcelona. The meeting had more than 50 participants and included 8 topical sessions and 27 papers. The 21 contributions included in this volume cover a broad range of topics: new texts, new interpretations, and new understandings of the language, culture, and history of the Ur III period (2112–2004 B.C.). The present and future of Neo-Sumerian studies are important not only for the field of Assyriology but also for wider inquiries into the ancient world. The extant archives offer insight into some of the earliest cities and one of the earliest kingdoms in the historical record. The era of the Third Dynasty of Ur is also probably the best-attested century in antiquity. This imposes a responsibility on the small community of scholars who work on the Neo-Sumerian materials to make this it accessible to a broad, interdisciplinary audience in the humanities and related fields. This volume is a solid step in this direction.

Walking with the Unicorn: Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia

Walking with the Unicorn: Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia
Author: Dennys Frenez
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2018-08-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1784919187

This volume, a compilation of original papers written to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Jonathan Mark Kenoyer to the archaeology of South Asia over the past forty years, highlights recent developments in the archaeological research of ancient South Asia, with specific reference to the Indus Civilization.

Leaving No Stones Unturned

Leaving No Stones Unturned
Author: Erica Ehrenberg
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2002-06-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1575065282

A fitting tribute to the life and achievements of Donald P. Hansen, this collection includes contributions by Z. Bahrani, R. A. Fazzini, R. E. Freed, P. O. Harper, J. and D. Oates, D. O’Connor, E. L. Ochsenschlager, E. Holmes-Peck, W. H. Peck, H. Pittman, M. Van de Mieroop, M. S. Venit, K. Wilson, I. J. Winter, and many others.