03788nam 2200661 a 450 991045646800332120200520144314.090-04-37668-21-57506-599-110.1163/9789004376687(CKB)2550000000039500(SSID)ssj0000542441(PQKBManifestationID)12252619(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542441(PQKBWorkID)10509603(PQKB)11673528(MiAaPQ)EBC3155553(OCoLC)191865735(nllekb)BRILL9789004376687(Au-PeEL)EBL3155553(CaPaEBR)ebr10483401(OCoLC)747412053(EXLCZ)99255000000003950020080201d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccr"Walled up to heaven"[electronic resource] the evolution of Middle Bronze Age fortification strategies in the Levant /by Aaron A. BurkeWinona Lake, Ind. Eisenbrauns2008xix, 362 p. illStudies in the archaeology and history of the Levant ;4Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-57506-927-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-349) and index.pt. 1. An introduction to Middle Bronze Age fortifications -- pt. 2. The evolution of warfare and defenses in the Levant during the Bronze Age (ca. 2500-1500 B.C.) -- pt. 3. Middle Bronze Age fortifications & their cultural context -- pt. 4. A catalog of Middle Bronze Age fortified settlements in the Levant and Mesopotamia, and their forerunners.As the first comprehensive study of fortification systems and defensive strategies in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900 to 1500 B.C.E.), Walled up to Heaven is an indispensable contribution to the study of this period and of early warfare in the ancient Near East. Although archaeologists and ancient historians alike have discussed a variety of theories regarding the origin and cultural significance of the construction of earthen ramparts during the Middle Bronze Age, only this work addresses these questions in detail. In a tour de force, Burke traces the diachronic evolution and geographic distribution of the architectural features and settlement strategies connected with the emergence of Middle Bronze Age defenses in the Levant. By synthesizing historical and archaeological data from Mesopotamia and Egypt as well as the Levant, he reveals the interconnectedness of the Near Eastern world during the first half of the second millennium to an extent not recently considered. The result is a detailed employment of cognitive, social, and dirt archaeology to reconstruct the political, social, military, and cultural implications of the construction of monumental defenses and the development of defensive networks during the period of Amorite hegemony in the Levant.Studies in the archaeology and history of the Levant ;4.FortificationMiddle EastHistoryTo 1500Military architectureMiddle EastHistoryTo 1500Siege warfareMiddle EastHistoryTo 1500Bronze ageMiddle EastMiddle EastAntiquitiesElectronic books.FortificationHistoryMilitary architectureHistorySiege warfareHistoryBronze age725/.18Burke Aaron A903655MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456468003321"Walled up to heaven"2019967UNINA