Early bronze age in Iraqi Kurdistan
First Edition
Over the past twenty years, numerous archaeological projects have been carried out in Northern Mesopotamia, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, shedding light on the Early Bronze Age, corresponding to the 3rd millennium BCE. Read More
This key period in the history of the Ancient Near East witnessed the progress from small, independent city-states
to a territorial unification under the Akkadian dynasty, and the birth of the first empire. While our understanding of
these territorial hegemonies is very largely based on texts that were left by the kings who created them and on the
results of excavations in Southern Mesopotamia, it is now possible to trace the history of Northern Mesopotamia at
this time, as well as the societies living in those fertile valleys and the Zagros piedmont. It is precisely this archaeological data on the Early Bronze Age in the Kurdistan region of Iraq that this publication gathers. Organized into four parts, the book features some twenty contributions that look at the occupation dynamics of macro-regions, urban phenomena, iconography,
material culture and ceramic production. These data now enable an overview of settlement patterns and cultural trends in this part of Mesopotamia, which tends to show that the area of present-day Iraqi Kurdistan was neither deserted nor inactive on the political scene, and was in intense contact with neighboring territories.
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- Publisher
- Presses de l'ifpo
- Edited by
- Barbara Couturaud,
- Collection
- Bibliothèque archéologique et historique
- ISSN
- 07682506
- Language
- English, Arabic
- Publisher Category
- Philosophy, literature, linguistics and history > Archeology and History of Art > Archeology
- Publisher Category
- Philosophy, literature, linguistics and history > History
- BISAC Subject Heading
- HIS000000 HISTORY > REF000000 REFERENCE
- BIC subject category (UK)
- G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects
- CLIL (Version 2013-2019)
- 3377 HISTOIRE > 3801 OUVRAGES DE DOCUMENTATION
- Title First Published
- 01 November 2024
- Type of Work
- Monograph
Paperback
- Product Detail
- 1
- Publication Date
- 01 November 2024
- ISBN-13
- 9782351597958
- Extent
- Absolute page count : 336
- Code
- 107647
- Dimensions
- 22 x 27.8 cm
- List Price
- 80.00 €
- ONIX XML
- Version 2.1, Version 3
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Contents
Acknowledgments – Barbara Couturaud
Foreword – Kayfi Mustafa Ali
A Far Horizon. Introducing Iraqi Kurdistan's Early Bronze Age Period into Present 3rd Millennium CE – Barbara Couturaud
Iraqi Kurdistan During the Early Bronze Age from Textual Sources. An Attempt at Synthesis – Laurent Colonna d’Istria & Philippe Clancier
Settlement Patterns
The Area of the Upper Greater Zab Archaeological Reconnaissance (UGZAR) Project in the 3rd Millennium BCE
– Rafał Koliński
The Plain of Koi Sanjaq/Koya (Erbil, Iraq) in the 3rd Millennium BCE. History, Chronologies, Settlements, and
Ceramics – Cinzia Pappi & Costanza Coppini
The 3rd Millennium Evidence from the North Western Sulaymaniyah Survey (NWSS). A Preliminary Assessment
– Marta Luciani
Rural Occupations and Urban Sites
The Erbil Plain in the Second Half of the 3rd Millennium BCE. New Data from the Excavation and Survey at Aliawa
(Kurdistan Region of Iraq) – Luca Peyronel
A New Concept of Settlement in Ninevite 5 Upper Mesopotamia. The Case of Bash Tapa – Christophe Nicolle,
Raphaël Angevin & Juliette Mas
Rural and Small, yet Connected and Complex. The Early Bronze Age Occupation at Kani Shaie and Ban Qala in the
Bazyan-Qara Dagh Corridor of Southern Iraqi Kurdistan – Steve Renette, Antonietta Catanzariti, André G. Tomé
& Terri Tanaka
From a Military Fortress to a Monumental Complex. A First Tentative Functional Reconstruction of Architectural
Spaces in Logardan – Johnny Samuele Baldi & Régis Vallet
Iconography and Artefacts in Context
Sealings and Seal Impressions from Kani Shaie – Steve Renette
Rock Reliefs in Perspective. A Contextual Reading of Gundik and Darband-i Gawr Iconography – Barbara Couturaud