Sumer and the Sumerians
The rediscovery of the ancient Near East: the physical environment -- History, chronology and social organization -- Patterns of settlement and agriculture -- Town planning and temple architecture -- Public buildings and private housing -- Upper Mesopotamia -- Life, death and the meaning of the univ...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge University Press
2004
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| In: | Year: 2004 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sumer
/ Sumerians
/ History
B History |
| Further subjects: | B
Sumerians
B Iraq Antiquities B Bibliography |
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| Summary: | The rediscovery of the ancient Near East: the physical environment -- History, chronology and social organization -- Patterns of settlement and agriculture -- Town planning and temple architecture -- Public buildings and private housing -- Upper Mesopotamia -- Life, death and the meaning of the universe -- Manufacturing industries -- Trade -- Writing and the arts -- Conclustions: the development of Sumerian society |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 252 S, Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0-521-82596-2 0-521-53338-4 |
