Stone Vessels in the Levant
Title | Stone Vessels in the Levant PDF eBook |
Author | RachaelThyrza Sparks |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1201 |
Release | 2017-07-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1351547771 |
Examining stone vessels in the Levant during the 2nd millennium BC, the author explores the links between material culture and society through a comprehensive study of production and distribution. Extensively illustrated with 100 drawings, maps and charts, this volume includes a full object catalogue.This study represents the first comprehensive overview of the stone vessel assemblagesof the Levant in this period, a time which, fed by an increase of wealth and interregional trade, saw a growth in the popularity and variety of such vessels.Previously, our understanding of the varied functions and forms of these diverse vessels has been relatively underdeveloped. In this volume the author attempts to address this problem by creating a typological framework though which we can analyse variability and define essential characteristics of local stone vessel workshops. Only once this has been achieved is it possible to look at stone vessel production in its wider cultural context. Subsequent chapters explore broader themes, beginning within the workshops themselves, examining the links between craftsmen, their sources of raw materials, and the authorities that controlled and distributed their output. Considerations of the geographical and chronological distribution of such goods are then used to provide a regional perspective for the operation of these workshops, connections between them, and further insights into the nature of local and international trade. Finally, the objects themselves can be used to assess the impact of trends such as the growing Egyptianization of the ruling classes of the Levant at this time.
Stone Vessels in the Levant
Title | Stone Vessels in the Levant PDF eBook |
Author | RachaelThyrza Sparks |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 507 |
Release | 2017-07-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 135154778X |
Examining stone vessels in the Levant during the 2nd millennium BC, the author explores the links between material culture and society through a comprehensive study of production and distribution. Extensively illustrated with 100 drawings, maps and charts, this volume includes a full object catalogue.This study represents the first comprehensive overview of the stone vessel assemblagesof the Levant in this period, a time which, fed by an increase of wealth and interregional trade, saw a growth in the popularity and variety of such vessels.Previously, our understanding of the varied functions and forms of these diverse vessels has been relatively underdeveloped. In this volume the author attempts to address this problem by creating a typological framework though which we can analyse variability and define essential characteristics of local stone vessel workshops. Only once this has been achieved is it possible to look at stone vessel production in its wider cultural context. Subsequent chapters explore broader themes, beginning within the workshops themselves, examining the links between craftsmen, their sources of raw materials, and the authorities that controlled and distributed their output. Considerations of the geographical and chronological distribution of such goods are then used to provide a regional perspective for the operation of these workshops, connections between them, and further insights into the nature of local and international trade. Finally, the objects themselves can be used to assess the impact of trends such as the growing Egyptianization of the ruling classes of the Levant at this time.
Stone Vessels in the Levant
Title | Stone Vessels in the Levant PDF eBook |
Author | Rachael Thyrza Sparks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Excavations (Archaeology) |
ISBN | 9781904350972 |
Stone Vessels in the Levant During the Second Millennium B.C.
Title | Stone Vessels in the Levant During the Second Millennium B.C. PDF eBook |
Author | Rachael Sparks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1738 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Middle East |
ISBN |
Stone Vessels and Values in the Bronze Age Mediterranean
Title | Stone Vessels and Values in the Bronze Age Mediterranean PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Bevan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2007-08-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1139467107 |
The societies that developed in the eastern Mediterranean during the Bronze Age produced the most prolific and diverse range of stone vessel traditions known at any time or anywhere in the world. Stone vessels are therefore a key class of artefact in the early history of this region. As a form of archaeological evidence, they offer important analytical advantages over other artefact types - virtual indestructibility, a wide range of functions and values, huge variety in manufacturing traditions, as well as the subtractive character of stone and its rich potential for geological provenancing. In this 2007 book, Andrew Bevan considers individual stone vessel industries in great detail. He also offers a highly comparative and value-led perspective on production, consumption and exchange logics throughout the eastern Mediterranean over a period of two millennia during the Bronze Age (ca.3000–1200 BC).
Stone Vessels in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian Period
Title | Stone Vessels in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian Period PDF eBook |
Author | Andrea Squitieri |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2017-03-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 178491553X |
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).
Rise of the Hyksos
Title | Rise of the Hyksos PDF eBook |
Author | Anna-Latifa Mourad |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 2015-10-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1784911348 |
Manetho's obscure reference to a race of invaders has been a constant source of debate and controversy. This book assesses the rise to power of the Hyksos, exploring the preliminary stages that enabled them to gain control over a portion of Egyptian territory and thus to merit a small mention in Manetho's history.