pdf | 47.65 MB | English |978-1784919252 | Alessio Palmisano | 2018 | Archaeopress Archaeology; 1 edition
Book Description :
From the mid-20th century onwards, consolidated study of the merchant archives from the Old Assyrian trading colony at Kaneš (Kültepe) has not only transformed our understanding of the social, economic and political dynamics of the Bronze Age Near East, but also overturned many preconceived notions of what constitutes pre-modern trade. Despite this disciplinary impact and archaeological investigations at Kültepe and elsewhere, our understanding of this phenomenon has remained largely text-based and therefore of limited analytical scope, both spatially and contextually. This book re-assesses the Old-Assyrian trade network in Upper Mesopotamia and Central Anatolia during the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1970 - 1700 BC) by combining in some analytical detail the archaeology (e.g. material culture, settlement data, etc.) of the region both on its own terms and via a range of spatial approaches. The author offers a comparative and spatial perspective on exchange networks and economic strategies, continuity and discontinuity of specific trade circuits and routes, and the evolution of political landscapes throughout the Near East in the Middle Bronze Age.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Theoretical approaches to landscape, political geography and trade
Chapter 3. Upper Mesopotamia and Central Anatolia in the old Assyrian colony period. A review of the documentary historical evidence
Chapter 4. Perspectives on material culture: intra and inter-regional dynamics
Chapter 5. Models of settlement hierarchy
Chapter 6. Landscape-scale models of movement and interaction
Chapter 7. Discussion: landscapes of interaction in Upper Mesopotamia and Anatolia
Chapter 8. Conclusions
Bibliography
Category : | Ancient Mesopotamia History, Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer History, Archaeology
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