Overview
Tell Ahmar – also known as Masuwari, Til Barsib and Kar-Shalmaneser in the first millennium BCE – was first inhabited in the sixth millennium during the Ubaid period, and progressively developed to become a regional centre, and in the eighth and seventh centuries, a provincial capital of the Assyrian empire. Remains from the third millennium (a temple and a funerary complex), the second millennium (an administrative complex and well-preserved houses) and the first millennium (an Assyrian palace and elite residences) are particularly impressive. The book offers an archaeological and historical synthesis of the results obtained by the excavations of François Thureau-Dangin (1929–1931) and by the more recent excavations of the universities of Melbourne (1988–1999) and Liège (2000–2010). It presents a comprehensive and diachronic view of the evolution of the site, which, by its position on the Euphrates at an important crossroads of ancient communication routes, was at the heart of a game of cultural and political interference between Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean world and Asia Minor.
Full Product Details
Author: Guy Bunnens
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 9781789258387
ISBN 10: 1789258383
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 05 June 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""[T]he volume presents a solid summary of the results of the various excavations undertaken at the site. It's most fascinating contribution beyond the regional significance is certainly the point when the independent polity of Bit Adini is incorporated into the Assyrian Empire in the mid ninth century BCE, illustrating the interaction between the local population and a foreign imperial administration.""--Hermann Gentz ""Journal of Anthropological Research, Summer 2023""
"""[T]he volume presents a solid summary of the results of the various excavations undertaken at the site. It's most fascinating contribution beyond the regional significance is certainly the point when the independent polity of Bit Adini is incorporated into the Assyrian Empire in the mid ninth century BCE, illustrating the interaction between the local population and a foreign imperial administration.""--Hermann Gentz ""Journal of Anthropological Research, Summer 2023"""
Author Information
Guy Bunnens received his PhD from the University of Brussels, held various research positions and taught the history and archaeology of ancient western Asia at Melbourne University. He conducted archaeological excavations at Tell Ahmar between 1988 and 2010.
