Once There Was a Place: Settlement Archaeology at Chagar Bazar, 1999-2002 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780903472272)

This volume presents the research of the British team within the modern excavations at the northern Mesopotamian site of Chagar Bazar, resumed in 1999 after a 62-year hiatus since the excavations of Max Mallowan. It incorporates settlement archaeology approaches and theoretical ideas of "place" in exploring the site and its internal and external landscapes. The primary focus is the settlement during the early 2nd millennium BC (Old Babylonian Period, post-Samsi-Addu), its final ancient occupation. The authors have taken a contextual approach, integrating aspects of the settlement's internal variations, including both community and private architecture, together with burial practices and symbolic and functional material culture. While its political importance varied, Chagar Bazar's persistence of occupation meant that it played a key role within the regional landscape as a meaningful landmark.

Author: Augusta McMahon, Carlo Colantoni, Julia Frane
ISBN-10: 0903472279
ISBN-13: 9780903472272
Publisher: British School of Archaeology in Iraq
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2010
Pages: 428
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 11.50h x 8.20w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 86