Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East - Band II: Social and Cultural Transformation: The Archaeolo (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783447057578)

The Congress hosted 611 registered participants from 38 countries. Its aim was to be an international forum for scholars and demands of Near Eastern Archaeology. From the four sections of the Congress, Vol. I: 1) The Reconstruction of Environment. Natural Resources and Human Interrelation through Time, 2) Visual Communication ISBN 978-3-447-05703-5], Vol. II: 3) Social and Cultural Transformation: The Archaeology of Transitional Periods and Dark Ages, 4) Archaeological Field Reports (Excavations, Surveys, Conservation) Together these volumes unite 77 contributions on about 1100 pages. They are arranged according to the sections. The rst three will be introduced by the key lectures which were given by Tony Wilkinson, Winfried Orthmann, and Roger Matthews. The resumes of these sections were provided by Wendy Matthews, Dominik Bonatz, and Diederik J.W. Meijer. The contributions cover many aspects of the main themes through time, from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic / Roman period, and offer interdisciplinary approaches to complex archaeological problems.

Author: Hartmut Kuhne
ISBN-10: 3447057572
ISBN-13: 9783447057578
Publisher: Harrassowitz
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2008
Pages: 446
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.00w x 1.10d