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Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Economies of Mesopotamia

4th and 3rd Millennia BCE

by Marcella Frangipane, Lucia Mori ...

Series series Elements in Ancient and Pre-modern Economies
The Element reconstructs economic developments in the crucial phase of State formation in Mesopotamia, from the 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE, trying to understand how interrelating environmental, social, economic, and political factors in the two main areas of Mesopotamia profoundly changed the structures of societies and transformed the relations between social components, giving rise to ... Read more

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The Element reconstructs economic developments in the crucial phase of State formation in Mesopotamia, from the 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE, trying to understand how interrelating environmental, social, economic, and political factors in the two main areas of Mesopotamia profoundly changed the structures of societies and transformed the relations between social components, giving rise to
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Ancient Economies in Comparative Perspective

Material Life, Institutions and Economic Thought

Edited by Marcella Frangipane, Monika Poettinger, Bertram Schefold ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book investigates the economic organization of ancient societies from a comparative perspective. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions by archaeologists, historians of antiquity, economic historians as well as historians of economic thought, it studies various aspects of ancient economies, such as the material living conditions including production technologies, ... Read more

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This book investigates the economic organization of ancient societies from a comparative perspective. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions by archaeologists, historians of antiquity, economic historians as well as historians of economic thought, it studies various aspects of ancient economies, such as the material living conditions including production technologies,
... Read more
Origini - XLII

Preistoria e Protostoria delle Civiltà Antiche - Prehistory and Protohistory of Ancient Civilizations

by Marcella Frangipane, Linda Manzanilla, Guillermo Algaze, Reinhard Bernbeck, Pascal Butterlin, Andrea Cardarelli, Alberto Cazzella, R. Alan Covey, Terence N. D'Altroy0, Pierre de Miroschedji1, Gary M. Feinman2, Maria Carmela Gatto3, Dominique Michelet4, Lucia Mori5, Davide Nadali6, Linda M. Nicholas7, Hans J. Nissen8, Philippe Nondédéo9, Frances Pinnock0, Susan Pollock1, Giulia Recchia2, David Wengrow3 ...

THEMATIC ISSUE: RETHINKING URBANIZATION AND ITS LIVING LANDSCAPES FROM THE INSPIRING PERSPECTIVE OF A GREAT “MAESTRO” Edited by Marcella Frangipane and Linda Manzanilla INTRODUCTION. THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF THE “CITY” IN EARLY SOCIETIES Marcella Frangipane THE ORIGINS OF CIVIC LIFE – A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE David Wengrow MESOPOTAMIA AND NEIGHBOURING REGIONS SIXTY YEARS AFTER CITY INVINCIBLE, SURVEYS ... Read more

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THEMATIC ISSUE: RETHINKING URBANIZATION AND ITS LIVING LANDSCAPES FROM THE INSPIRING PERSPECTIVE OF A GREAT “MAESTRO” Edited by Marcella Frangipane and Linda Manzanilla INTRODUCTION. THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF THE “CITY” IN EARLY SOCIETIES Marcella Frangipane THE ORIGINS OF CIVIC LIFE – A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE David Wengrow MESOPOTAMIA AND NEIGHBOURING REGIONS SIXTY YEARS AFTER CITY INVINCIBLE, SURVEYS
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Origini - XXXVI

Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche - Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations

by Lorna Anguilano, Francesca Balossi Restelli, Baruch Brandl, Salvatore Chilardi, Geoff Emberling, Maria Carmela Gatto, Enrico Giannitrapani, Filippo Iannì, Sara T. Levi, Maria Clara Martinelli, Alessia Masi, Pirhiya Nahshoni, Eliezer D. Oren, Mitchell S. Rothman, Laura Sadori, Giovanni Siracusano, Paola Vertuani, Cristiano Vignola, John Ll. Williams ...

THIS ISSUE CONTAINS INVESTIGATING DOMESTIC ECONOMY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LATE CHALCOLITHIC IN EASTERN ANATOLIA: THE CASE OF ARSLANTEPE PERIOD VIII Cristiano Vignola, Francesca Balossi Restelli, Alessia Masi, Laura Sadori, Giovanni Siracusano KURA ARAXES CULTURE AREAS AND THE LATE 4TH AND EARLY 3RD MILLENNIA BC POTTERY FROM VELI SEVIN’S SURVEYS IN MALATYA AND ELAZIg, TURKEY Mitchell S. Rothman ... Read more

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS INVESTIGATING DOMESTIC ECONOMY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LATE CHALCOLITHIC IN EASTERN ANATOLIA: THE CASE OF ARSLANTEPE PERIOD VIII Cristiano Vignola, Francesca Balossi Restelli, Alessia Masi, Laura Sadori, Giovanni Siracusano KURA ARAXES CULTURE AREAS AND THE LATE 4TH AND EARLY 3RD MILLENNIA BC POTTERY FROM VELI SEVIN’S SURVEYS IN MALATYA AND ELAZIg, TURKEY Mitchell S. Rothman
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Origini - XLI

Preistoria e Protostoria delle Civiltà Antiche - Prehistory and Protohistory of Ancient Civilizations

by Tevekkül Aliyev, Elisabetta Boaretto, Luca Bombardieri, Barbara Helwing, Federico Manuelli, Giulia Muti, Mehmet Özdoğan, Annapaola Passerini, Holly Pittman, Elena Rova ...

“HUMANIZATION OF BUILDINGS. THE NEOLITHIC RITUAL OF BURYING THE SACRED” Mehmet Özdogan TO WEAVE OR NOT TO WEAVE? TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNOLOGICAL HABITUS IN CYPRIOTE PREHISTORY Luca Bombardieri, Giulia Muti SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT: A COMPARISON OF 6TH MILLENNIUM BCE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CAUCASIA AND NORTHWESTERN IRAN Barbara Helwing, Tevekkül Aliyev CHRONOLOGY (AND ... Read more

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“HUMANIZATION OF BUILDINGS. THE NEOLITHIC RITUAL OF BURYING THE SACRED” Mehmet Özdogan TO WEAVE OR NOT TO WEAVE? TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNOLOGICAL HABITUS IN CYPRIOTE PREHISTORY Luca Bombardieri, Giulia Muti SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT: A COMPARISON OF 6TH MILLENNIUM BCE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CAUCASIA AND NORTHWESTERN IRAN Barbara Helwing, Tevekkül Aliyev CHRONOLOGY (AND
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Origini - XXXIX

Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche - Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations

by Giorgia Agresti, Silvia Alaura, Ebru Albayrak, Mario Amore, Magda Bordigoni, Filippo Bozzo, Giorgio Brocato, Isabella Caneva, Patrizia Costa, Gian Maria Di Nocera, Emilia Gallo, Philip Jones, Coskun Köysu, Cristina Lemorini, Federico Manuelli, Francesco Marano, Azzurra Mascelloni, Naomi F. Miller, Federico Moresi, Lucia Mori, Davide Nadali, Marco Pacciarelli, Fabio Parenti, Giancarlo Pastura, Claudia Pelosi, Holly Pittman, Elena Pizzo, Andrea Polcaro, Fabio Rossi, Ulderico Santamaria, Antonio Tagliacozzo, Halil Tekin, Flavia Venditti, Daniela Zampetti, Nadine Mine Yar ...

THIS ISSUE CONTAINS THE ROLE OF BURINS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ART THROUGH TRACE ANALYSIS AT THE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITE OF POLESINI CAVE (LATIUM, ITALY) Flavia Venditti, Cristina Lemorini, Magda Bordigoni, Daniela Zampetti, Mario Amore, Antonio Tagliacozzo THE STATE OF THE LATE NEOLITHIC POTTERY OF DOMUZTEPE IN THE TURKISH EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Halil Tekin SIGN AND IMAGE: REPRESENTATIONS OF ... Read more

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS THE ROLE OF BURINS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ART THROUGH TRACE ANALYSIS AT THE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITE OF POLESINI CAVE (LATIUM, ITALY) Flavia Venditti, Cristina Lemorini, Magda Bordigoni, Daniela Zampetti, Mario Amore, Antonio Tagliacozzo THE STATE OF THE LATE NEOLITHIC POTTERY OF DOMUZTEPE IN THE TURKISH EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Halil Tekin SIGN AND IMAGE: REPRESENTATIONS OF
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Introduction. The many dimensions of the city in early societies

Published in Origini n. XLII/2018. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations

by Marcella Frangipane ...

One of the main issues considered in this volume, and also one of the themes on which Adams, as well as Childe, built the foundations for all subsequent analysis and debate, is the 'city', viewed in terms of its social and economic dimensions, its origins, its links with the territory and the natural environment, and the social, economic and political 'change' of which it was the core (Childe 1950 ... Read more

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One of the main issues considered in this volume, and also one of the themes on which Adams, as well as Childe, built the foundations for all subsequent analysis and debate, is the 'city', viewed in terms of its social and economic dimensions, its origins, its links with the territory and the natural environment, and the social, economic and political 'change' of which it was the core (Childe 1950
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Gondola

by Donna Leon ...

This illustrated history of the gondola—its cultural significance and ingenious design—includes audio recordings of Venetian barcarole.First used in medieval Venice as a getaway boat, the gondola evolved over the centuries from a floating pleasure palace for the Venetian elite, to a tourist favorite in the city. In Gondola, international bestselling author Donna Leon tells stories about the ... Read more

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This illustrated history of the gondola—its cultural significance and ingenious design—includes audio recordings of Venetian barcarole.First used in medieval Venice as a getaway boat, the gondola evolved over the centuries from a floating pleasure palace for the Venetian elite, to a tourist favorite in the city. In Gondola, international bestselling author Donna Leon tells stories about the
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The Open Sea

The Economic Life of the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome

by J. G. Manning ...

"Ranging over the entire Mediterranean from the Iron Age to the dawn of the Roman Empire, Manning draws on new evidence to rethink ancient history." —Philip T. Hoffman, author of Why Did Europe Conquer the World?In The Open Sea, J. G. Manning offers a major new history of economic life in the Mediterranean world in the Iron Age, from Phoenician trading down to the Hellenistic era and the ... Read more

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"Ranging over the entire Mediterranean from the Iron Age to the dawn of the Roman Empire, Manning draws on new evidence to rethink ancient history." —Philip T. Hoffman, author of Why Did Europe Conquer the World?In The Open Sea, J. G. Manning offers a major new history of economic life in the Mediterranean world in the Iron Age, from Phoenician trading down to the Hellenistic era and the
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Aksum

A Regional Perspective

by Joseph W. Michels ...

This work is an abridged version of the book CHANGING SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN THE AKSUM-YEHA REGION OF ETHIOPIA: 700 BCAD 850 written by the author and published in 2005 in the Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology Series by British Archaeological Reports (BAR) of Oxford, United Kingdom.Most of the books methodological and technical sections have been removed in order for the reader to more ... Read more

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This work is an abridged version of the book CHANGING SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN THE AKSUM-YEHA REGION OF ETHIOPIA: 700 BCAD 850 written by the author and published in 2005 in the Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology Series by British Archaeological Reports (BAR) of Oxford, United Kingdom.Most of the books methodological and technical sections have been removed in order for the reader to more
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The Economy of Pompeii

Edited by Miko Flohr, Andrew Wilson ...

Series series Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy
This volume presents fourteen papers by Roman archaeologists and historians discussing approaches to the economic history of Pompeii, and the role of the Pompeian evidence in debates about the Roman economy. Four themes are discussed. The first of these is the position of Pompeii and its agricultural environment, discussing the productivity and specialization of agriculture in the Vesuvian region, ... Read more

$100.79 USD

This volume presents fourteen papers by Roman archaeologists and historians discussing approaches to the economic history of Pompeii, and the role of the Pompeian evidence in debates about the Roman economy. Four themes are discussed. The first of these is the position of Pompeii and its agricultural environment, discussing the productivity and specialization of agriculture in the Vesuvian region,
... Read more
The early stages of the Sumerian city at Tell Zurghul: new results from recent excavations

Published in Origini n. XXXIX/2016. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations

by Andrea Polcaro, Davide Nadali ...

Series Book 4 - Origini n. XXXIX
Published in Origini n. XXXIX/2016. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations | In February 2015 a joint archaeological expedition of Sapienza Università di Roma and Perugia University started excavations of the site of Tell Zurghul, in the Dhi ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Published in Origini n. XXXIX/2016. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations | In February 2015 a joint archaeological expedition of Sapienza Università di Roma and Perugia University started excavations of the site of Tell Zurghul, in the Dhi
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