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Building Between the Two Rivers : an introduction to the building archaeology of Ancient Mesopotamia /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Summertown, Oxford :
ARCHAEOPRESS,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface ; Building archaeology: goals and methods ; Building archaeology ; The building survey and stratigraphy ; Direct and indirect sources ; The Mesopotamian context ; Land use and water management ; Urbanisation and city planning ; Ancient cartography, topography and surveying ; Commissioners, designers and builders ; Ancient building crafts and technology ; Building materials ; Building materials: general characteristics ; Earth architecture ; Stone ; Mortar ; Bitumen ; Wood and reeds ; Metals ; Claddings and decorations ; Architectural elements ; Load-bearing structural systems: general features ; Walls ; Arches, vaults and domes ; Pillars and columns ; Openings ; Staircases ; Domestic and urban structures for water management ; Pavements, ceilings and roofs ; Building types ; Ziggurats and temples ; Palaces ; Fortifications ; Houses, storage- and workplaces ; Roads, streets, bridges ; Infrastructures for the water management ; Gardens and orchards ; Portable shelters ; Funerary buildings ; Conclusions ; Appendix: the methods of building archaeology
- (Piero Gilento) ; What is and what does 'building archaeology' deal with? ; Architectural stratigraphy ; What is a Stratigraphic Building Unit (SBU)? ; What stratigraphic relationships exist between the SBUs? ; Typology and chronotypology in building archaeology ; How to work ; Web resources ; Thematic bibliography ; The Mesopotamian context ; Building materials ; Architectural elements ; Building types ; Bibliographic references ; Chronological table ; Glossary and analytical index ; Illustration credits.