Archaeological Landscapes Of The Near East
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Archaeological Landscapes Of The Near East
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Author : Tony J. Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2003-11
Archaeological Landscapes Of The Near East written by Tony J. Wilkinson and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Social Science categories.
Many fundamental studies of the origins of states have built upon landscape data, but an overall study of the Near Eastern landscape itself has never been attempted. Spanning thousands of years of history, the ancient Near East presents a bewildering range of landscapes, the understanding of which can greatly enhance our ability to infer past political and social systems. Tony Wilkinson now shows that throughout the Holocene humans altered the Near Eastern environment so thoroughly that the land has become a human artifact, albeit one that retains the power to shape human societies. In this trailblazing bookÑthe first to describe and explain the development of the Near Eastern landscape using archaeological dataÑWilkinson identifies specific landscape signatures for various regions and periods, from the early stages of complex societies in the fifth to sixth millennium B.C. to the close of the Early Islamic period around the tenth century A.D. From Bronze Age city-states to colonized steppes, these signature landscapes of irrigation systems, tells, and other features changed through time along with changes in social, economic, political, and environmental conditions. By weaving together the record of the human landscape with evidence of settlement, the environment, and social and economic conditions, Wilkinson provides a holistic view of the ancient Near East that complements archaeological excavations, cuneiform texts, and other conventional sources. Through this overview, culled from thirty years' research, Wilkinson establishes a new framework for understanding the economic and physical infrastructure of the region. By describing the basic attributes of the ancient cultural landscape and placing their development within the context of a dynamic environment, he breaks new ground in landscape archaeology and offers a new context for understanding the ancient Near East.
Landscape Archaeology In The Near East
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Author : Bülent Arıkan
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2023-01-12
Landscape Archaeology In The Near East written by Bülent Arıkan and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-12 with Social Science categories.
Collected papers from the 3rd symposium of the the Society for Near Eastern Landscape Archaeology. Ranging from the Palaeolithic to the classical Near East, papers consider settlement and movement for trade with an overarching theme around the conservation of important archaeological landscapes and developing technology for the study of landscapes.
Mapping Archaeological Landscapes From Space
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Author : Douglas C Comer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-01-10
Mapping Archaeological Landscapes From Space written by Douglas C Comer and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-10 with Social Science categories.
Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA’s Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five sections: 1) Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery 2) Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery 3) Synthetic Aperture Radar 4) Lidar 5) Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling Each of these five sections includes two or more case study applications that have enriched understanding of archaeological landscapes in regions including the Near East, East Asia, Europe, Meso- and North America. Targeted to the needs of researchers and heritage managers as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students, this volume conveys a basic technological sense of what is currently possible and, it is hoped, will inspire new pioneering applications. Particular attention is paid to the tandem goals of research (understanding) and archaeological heritage management (preserving) the ancient past. The technologies and applications presented can be used to characterize environments, detect archaeological sites, model sites and settlement patterns and, more generally, reveal the dialectic landscape-scale dynamics among ancient peoples and their social and environmental surroundings. In light of contemporary economic development and resultant damage to and destruction of archaeological sites and landscapes, applications of air and spaceborne technologies in archaeology are of wide utility and promoting understanding of them is a particularly appropriate goal at the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
Polities And Power
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Author : Steven E. Falconer
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Polities And Power written by Steven E. Falconer and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Social Science categories.
This distinctive book is the first to address the topic of landscape archaeology in early states from a truly global perspective. It provides an excellent introduction to—and overview of—the discipline today. The volume grew out of the Fifth Biennial Meeting of the Complex Societies Group, whose theme, States and the Landscape, paid tribute to the work of Robert McC. Adams. When Adams began publishing in the 1960s, the interdependence of cities and their countrysides, and the information revealed through the spatial patterning of communities, went largely unrecognized. Today, as this useful collection makes clear, these interpretive insights are fundamental to all archaeologists who investigate the roles of complex polities in their landscapes. Polities and Power features detailed studies from an intentionally disparate array of regions, including Mesoamerica, Andean South America, southwestern Asia, East Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. Each chapter or pair of chapters is followed by a critical commentary. In concert, these studies strive to infer social, political, and economic meaning from archaeologically discerned landscapes associated with societies that incorporate some expression of state authority. The contributions engage a variety of themes, including the significance of landscapes as they condition and reflect complex polities; the interplay of natural and cultural elements in defining landscapes of state; archaeological landscapes as ever-dynamic entities; and archaeological landscapes as recursive structures, reflected in palimpsests of human activity. Individually, many of these contributions are provocative, even controversial. Taken together, they reveal the contours of landscape archaeology at this particular evolutionary moment.
New Agendas In Remote Sensing And Landscape Archaeology In The Near East
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Author : Dan Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2020-08-27
New Agendas In Remote Sensing And Landscape Archaeology In The Near East written by Dan Lawrence and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-27 with Social Science categories.
This volume presents papers in honour of Tony James Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept, the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing and their application in Near Eastern archaeology.
From Sherds To Landscapes
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Author : Mark Altaweel
language : en
Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Release Date : 2021-05-20
From Sherds To Landscapes written by Mark Altaweel and has been published by Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with History categories.
This volume honors McGuire Gibson and his years of service to archaeology of Mesopotamia, Yemen, and neighboring regions. Professor Gibson spent most of his career at the University of Chicago's Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department and the Oriental Institute. Many of his students, colleagues, and friends have contributed to this volume, reflecting Gibson's diverse interests. The volume presents new results in areas such as landscape archaeology, urbanism, the ancient languages of Mesopotamia, history of Mesopotamia, the archaeology of Iran and Yemen, prehistory, material culture, and wider archaeological topics.
A Companion To The Archaeology Of The Ancient Near East
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Author : Daniel T. Potts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A Companion To The Archaeology Of The Ancient Near East written by Daniel T. Potts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Archaeology categories.
A comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity.- Features up-to-date surveys and the latest information from major new excavations such as Qatna (Syria), Göbekli Tepe (Turkey) - Includes a diverse range of perspectives by senior, mid-career and junior scholars in Europe, USA, Britain, Australia, and the Middle East for a truly international group - Includes major reviews of the origins of agriculture, animal domestication, and archaeological landscapes - Includes chapters dealing with periods after the coming of Alexander the Great, including studies of the Seleucid, Arsacid, Sasanian, Roman and Byzantine empires in the Near East, as well as early Christianity in both the Levant and Mesopotamia - Fills a gap in literature of the Ancient Near East, dealing with topics often overlooked, including ethical and legal issues in antiquities markets and international scholarship.
The Archaeology Of Imperial Landscapes
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Author : Bleda S. Düring
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-03-29
The Archaeology Of Imperial Landscapes written by Bleda S. Düring and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-29 with History categories.
This book examines the poorly understood transformations in rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires.
Landscapes Of Survival
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Author : Prof Dr Peter M M G Akkermans
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-21
Landscapes Of Survival written by Prof Dr Peter M M G Akkermans and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-21 with categories.
Collection of research papers about the archaeology and epigraphy of Jordan's north-eastern basalt desert as well as comparative perspectives from other parts of the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula.
Cities And The Shaping Of Memory In The Ancient Near East
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Author : Ömür Harmanşah
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-18
Cities And The Shaping Of Memory In The Ancient Near East written by Ömür Harmanşah and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-18 with Social Science categories.
This book investigates the founding and building of cities in the ancient Near East. The creation of new cities was imagined as an ideological project or a divine intervention in the political narratives and mythologies of Near Eastern cultures, often masking the complex processes behind the social production of urban space. During the Early Iron Age (c.1200–850 BCE), Assyrian and Syro-Hittite rulers developed a highly performative official discourse that revolved around constructing cities, cultivating landscapes, building watercourses, erecting monuments and initiating public festivals. This volume combs through archaeological, epigraphic, visual, architectural and environmental evidence to tell the story of a region from the perspective of its spatial practices, landscape history and architectural technologies. It argues that the cultural processes of the making of urban spaces shape collective memory and identity as well as sites of political performance and state spectacle.