02906oam 2200685I 450 991097224830332120251117093200.01-135-13453-71-283-96694-80-203-39039-31-135-13446-410.4324/9780203390399 (CKB)2670000000325308(EBL)1111707(OCoLC)826855976(SSID)ssj0000866891(PQKBManifestationID)11425832(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000866891(PQKBWorkID)10879821(PQKB)10431915(MiAaPQ)EBC1111707(Au-PeEL)EBL1111707(CaPaEBR)ebr10648065(CaONFJC)MIL427944(OCoLC)958102847(OCoLC)825768287(FINmELB)ELB132514(EXLCZ)99267000000032530820180706d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe archaeology of Mesopotamia theories and approaches /Roger MatthewsLondon ;New York :Routledge,2003.1 online resource (264 p.)Approaching the ancient worldApproaching the ancient worldDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-25317-9 0-415-25316-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-229) and index.Defining a discipline: Mesopotamian archaeology in history -- Tools of the trade: scope and methods of Mesopotamian archaeology -- Tracing a transition: hunters becoming farmers -- States of mind approaching complexity -- Archaeologies of empire -- People's pasts -- Futures of the Mesopotamian past.The only critical guide to the theory and method of Mesopotamian archaeology, this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of Mesopotamian archaeology from its origins in the nineteenth century up to the present day.Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), was the original site of many of the major developments in human history, such as farming, the rise of urban literate societies and the first great empires of Akkad, Babylonia and Assyria. Dr. Matthews places the discipline within its historical and social context, and explains how archaeologistsApproaching the Ancient WorldExcavations (Archaeology)IraqArchaeologyMethodologyIraqAntiquitiesExcavations (Archaeology)ArchaeologyMethodology.935/.001Matthews RogerDr.,459235MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972248303321The archaeology of Mesopotamia4491637UNINA