Animals, Ancestors, and Ritual in Early Bronze Age Syria: An Elite Mortuary Complex from Umm el-Marra

Author:   Glenn M. Schwartz
Publisher:   Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
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Pages:   718
Publication Date:   23 April 2024
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Animals, Ancestors, and Ritual in Early Bronze Age Syria: An Elite Mortuary Complex from Umm el-Marra


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Author:   Glenn M. Schwartz
Publisher:   Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Imprint:   Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Dimensions:   Width: 21.30cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.534kg
ISBN:  

9781950446421


ISBN 10:   1950446425
Pages:   718
Publication Date:   23 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Research Objectives. Glenn M. Schwartz The Radiocarbon Chronology from Umm el-Marra. Lyndelle Webster and Glenn M. Schwartz Chapter 2: Architecture and Stratigraphy. Glenn M. Schwartz Chapter 3: The Pottery of Third-Millennium BC Umm el-Marra. Glenn M. Schwartz Chapter 4: Small Finds. Sally S. Dunham, Albert Jambon, Anne-Sophie Laurent, Romain Prévalet, David S. Reese, Glenn M. Schwartz, and Avary Rhys Taylor Glyptic. Sally S. Dunham Clay Figurines. Avary Rhys Taylor and Glenn M. Schwartz Baked Clay Model Vehicles and Miscellaneous Clay Objects. Glenn M. Schwartz Model Wheels, Spindle Whorls, and Pierced Potsherd Disks. Glenn M. Schwartz and Sally S. Dunham Metal Objects. Anne-Sophie Laurent Gold Jewelry: A Technical Study. Romain Prévalet A Meteoritic Iron Pendant from Umm el-Marra Tomb 1. Albert Jambon Bone, Ivory, and Shell Objects. Glenn M. Schwartz, Sally S. Dunham, and David S. Reese Stone Objects. Glenn M. Schwartz and Avary Rhys Taylor Beads and Pendants. Glenn M. Schwartz Chapter 5: Bioarchaeology at Tell Umm el-Marra. Ernest K. Batey, III Chapter 6: The Faunal Remains from Third-Millennium Umm el-Marra. Jill A. Weber Chapter 7: Discussion and Conclusions. Glenn M. Schwartz

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Glenn Schwartz is a Near Eastern archaeologist at Johns Hopkins University, whose research focuses on the emergence and early history of urban societies in Syria and Mesopotamia.

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