Iron oxide rock artefacts in Mesopotamia c. 2600-1200 BC : an interdisciplinary study of hematite, goethite and magnetite objects /

The flourishing civilisations of Mesopotamia imported all kinds of materials from the surrounding regions. Iron oxide rock was very popular for weight stones and cylinder seals around 2000 BC. This research aims to determine the region of origin for the raw material, what made people start using iro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melein, Martine Marieke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2018.
Colección:Archaeopress archaeology.
Temas:
To 1500
Excavations (Archaeology) > Iraq.
Hematite > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Goethite > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Magnetite > Iraq > History > To 1500.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Goethite.
Hematite.
Magnetite.
Iraq > Antiquities.
Irak > Antiquités.
Iraq.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The flourishing civilisations of Mesopotamia imported all kinds of materials from the surrounding regions. Iron oxide rock was very popular for weight stones and cylinder seals around 2000 BC. This research aims to determine the region of origin for the raw material, what made people start using iron oxide rock, and what led them to stop using it.
Notas:Previously issued in print: 2018.
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 258 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-122).
ISBN:9781784919658
1784919659

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