Euphrates River valley settlement : the Carchemish sector in the third millennium BC / edited by Edgar Peltenburg.

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New perspectives on the Carchemish sector of the Middle Euphrates River valley in the 3rd millennium B.C. by Edgar Peltenburg 1 pt. 1 Regional dimensions -- overview 2 Archaeological regions in the neighbourhood of Carchemish by T.J. Wilkinson 27 3 Site hierarchy in the Tishrin Dam area and third millennium geopolitics in Northern Syria by Guy Bunnens 43 4 Early Bronze Age burial types and social-cultural identity within the northern Euphrates Valley by Lisa Cooper 55 pt. 2 Settlements of the Middle Euphrates and Sajur River basins 5 The 'champagne-cup' period at Carchemish : a review of the Early Bronze Age levels on the Acropolis Mound and the problem of the inner town by Gioacchino Falsone and Paola Sconzo 73 6 A 'high' terrace at Gre Virike to the north of Carchemish : power of local rulers as founders? by A. Tuba Okse 94 7 Was there a post-Uruk collapse in the Carchemish area? by Philippe Quenet 105 8 Establishment of a Middle/Upper Euphrates Early Bronze I culture from the fragmentation of the Uruk world : new data from Zeytinli Bahce Hoyuk (Urfa, Turkey) by Marcella Frangipane 122 9 The Tilbes Project (Birecik Dam, Turkish Euphrates) : the Early Bronze evidence by Jesus Gil Fuensanta 142 10 Dynamics, diagnostic criteria and settlement patterns in the Carchemish area during the Early Bronze period by Christine Kepinski 152 11 The Early Bronze Age in the Syrian north-west Jezireh : the Tell es-Sweyhat region by Michael D. Danti and Richard L. Zettler 164 pt. 3 Carchemish sector material culture in its broader context 12 The metalwork of the Carchemish region and the development of grave repertories during the third millennium B.C. by Graham Philip 187 13 Regional culture and metal objects in the area of Carchemish during the Early Bronze Age by Filomena Fausta Squadrone 198 14 Is there a Carchemish regional glyptic style? : reflections on sealing practices in the northern Euphrates region by Andrew McCarthy

Pre-state ceremonial monuments, rich mortuary arrangements, forts, walled settlements and temples: all these occur in a narrow stretch of the Euphrates River valley prior to the rise of Carchemish, one of the major capital cities of the Ancient Near East. This well-illustrated book examines recently discovered evidence from the hinterlands of archaeologically inaccessible Carchemish in its regional context. Amongst the 18 contributors Tony Wilkinson characterizes the neighbouring regions of Carchemish, Guy Bunnens elaborates on a site hierarchy within the valley and Gioacchino Falsone appraises unpublished records from excavations at Carchemish itself. These material culture studies are important for those interested in the emergence of complex societies that do not conform to the Mesopotamian paradigm.

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