Mesopotamia before history /

Mesopotamia before history /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Charvát, Petr.
Edition:	Rev. and updated ed.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Subject:	Excavations (Archaeology) -- Iraq. Antiquities. Civilization. Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634. Iraq -- Antiquities. Iraq.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297925

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Other uniform titles:	Charvát, Petr. Ancient Mesopotamia.
ISBN:	0203164814 9780203164815 0415251044 9780415251044 0203279042 9780203279045 1134530781 9781134530786 1280094494 9781280094491 9781134530779 1134530773
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Revised edition of: Ancient Mesopotamia. ©1993. Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-269) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Mesopotamia was one of the earliest regions to produce writing, literature and the fine arts, as well as being one of the first areas to construct states. This comprehensive and detailed survey shows how these developments were possible.
Other form:	Print version: Charvát, Petr. Mesopotamia before history. Rev. and updated ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002 0415251044

Table of Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Introduction; The Palaeolithic; The Mesolithic or Epipalaeolithic; The Neolithic; The Chalcolithic; The Uruk culture: A civilization is born; When kingship descended upon the earth: the Jemdet Nasr and Early Dynastic periods; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.