Journey to the city : a companion to the Middle East galleries at the Penn Museum /

"The Penn Museum has a long and storied history of research and archaeological exploration in the ancient Middle East. This book highlights this rich depth of knowledge while also serving as a companion volume to the Museum's signature Middle East Galleries opening in April 2018. This edit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Tinney, Steve, 1961- (Editor), Sonik, Karen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2018.
Subjects:
University of Pennsylvania. > Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. > Middle East Galleries > Catalogs.
Cities and towns > Middle East > History.
Urbanization > Middle East > History.
Anthropological museums and collections > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Catalogs.
Archaeological museums and collections > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Catalogs.
Anthropologie > Musées et collections > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Catalogues.
Archéologie > Musées et collections > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Catalogues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Anthropological museums and collections
Antiquities
Archaeological museums and collections
Cities and towns
Civilization
Urbanization
Middle East > Civilization.
Middle East > Antiquities.
Moyen-Orient > Civilisation.
Moyen-Orient > Antiquités.
Middle East
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Catalogs
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The new Middle East galleries at the Penn Museum / Steve Tinney
  • The geography and agriculture of the Middle East / Naomi F. Miller and Katherine M. Moore
  • The first cities / Holly Pittman
  • Religion and the gods / Steve Tinney
  • A view from the highlands / Holly Pittman
  • Nomads / Lauren Ristvet
  • The ancient Near Eastern city : 2100/500 BCE / William B. Hafford
  • The royal cemetery of Ur / William B. Hafford
  • Hasanlu / Lauren Ristvet
  • The city under empire : Nippur from 1000 BCE to 800 CE / Richard L. Zettler and William B. Hafford
  • The medieval and early modern Islamic and Persianate city / Renata Holod
  • The modern city / Lauren Ristvet, Jessica Bicknell, and Ellen Owens
  • Epilogue : the Middle East and globalization / Brian Spooner.

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