The edge of the city: urban growth and burial space in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia

Published in Origini n. XXXV/2013. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Anthropology
Cover of the book The edge of the city: urban growth and burial space in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone, Gangemi Editore
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone ISBN: 9788849247893
Publisher: Gangemi Editore Publication: March 20, 2017
Imprint: Gangemi Editore Language: English
Author: Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
ISBN: 9788849247893
Publisher: Gangemi Editore
Publication: March 20, 2017
Imprint: Gangemi Editore
Language: English

In the 4th millennium BC, Mesopotamia witnessed the world’s first urban settlements and associated economic and political complexities. However, the burial practices of this period are poorly known, leaving a gap in our reconstruction of the social implications of this important transition. The funerary traditions of the preceding and succeeding 5th and 3rd millennium BC in Mesopotamia are well-known, but there does not appear to be a continuum of practice across the intervening millennium. This paper explores the current state of knowledge of burial practices in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia, including an under-examined adult-infant dichotomy. Based on recently-excavated data from Tell Brak in northeast Syria, we propose a model of site-edge burial during the urban transition in northern Mesopotamia.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the 4th millennium BC, Mesopotamia witnessed the world’s first urban settlements and associated economic and political complexities. However, the burial practices of this period are poorly known, leaving a gap in our reconstruction of the social implications of this important transition. The funerary traditions of the preceding and succeeding 5th and 3rd millennium BC in Mesopotamia are well-known, but there does not appear to be a continuum of practice across the intervening millennium. This paper explores the current state of knowledge of burial practices in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia, including an under-examined adult-infant dichotomy. Based on recently-excavated data from Tell Brak in northeast Syria, we propose a model of site-edge burial during the urban transition in northern Mesopotamia.

More books from Gangemi Editore

Cover of the book Senz'armi di fronte al nazismo: le ragioni di Bart de Ligt, Simone Weil e Aldo Capitini by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Il restauro di un palinsesto di architettura, storia e società: la chiesa armena di Nicosia, Cipro (XIV-XX secolo) by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Cerimoniale by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book The Racial Laws and the Jewish Comunity of Rome (1938-1945) by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Il Teatro Imperiale di Luigi Moretti. L’importanza del disegno nella concezione dello spazio | The Imperial Theatre by Luigi Moretti. The importance of drawing in the concept of space by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Sociologia n. 2bis/2014 by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Sandro Benedetti. Le mie architetture by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Metropoli by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book La rinascita dell'uomo di Aldo Ciabatti by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Disegnare idee immagini n° 46 / 2013 by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Il Palazzo della Sapienza by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Quaderni PAU n. 37-40/2009-2010 by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Architettura del classicismo tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento - Marche by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Chiefdom societies in prehistoric Malta? by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
Cover of the book Il Sorriso dell’Anima by Augusta McMahon, Adam Stone
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy