STONE VESSELS IN THE NEAR EAST DURING TH

SQUITIERI, ANDREA

ISBN 10: 1784915521 / ISBN 13: 9781784915520

Edité par Archaeopress Archaeology, 2017

N° de réf. du vendeur NWUS9781784915520

Synopsis :

This book focuses on the characteristics and the development of the stone vessel industry in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian period (c. 1200 - 330 BCE). Three main aspects of this industry are investigated. First, the technology behind the manufacture of stone vessels, the tools and techniques, and how these changed across time. Second, the mechanisms of exchange of stone vessels and how these were affected by the changing political landscape through time. Third, the consumption patterns of stone vessels in both elite and non-elite contexts, and how these patterns changed through time. The aim is to evaluate how the formation of new regional states, occurred in the Iron Age I-II, and their subsequent inclusion within large-scale empires, in the Iron Age III and Persian period, transformed the Near Eastern societies by exploring how the stone vessel industry was affected by these transformations. For the period and area under analysis, such a comprehensive study of stone vessels, covering a wide area and connecting this industry to the broader socioeconomic and political landscapes, has never been attempted before.

À propos de l?auteur: ANDREA SQUITIERI is a post-doctoral researcher working for the Peshdar Plain Project, based at Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, focussing on the study of the eastern border of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He obtained his PhD at University College London (UCL) in 2015 with a thesis titled 'Stone Vessels in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian Period', published with Archaeopress. He is also the co-author, with Mark Altaweel, of 'Revolutionising a World: From Small States to Universalism in the Pre-Islamic Near East', published by UCL Press.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : STONE VESSELS IN THE NEAR EAST DURING TH
Éditeur : Archaeopress Archaeology
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : NEW