The Fertile Desert: A History of the Middle Euphrates Valley until the Arrival of Alexander
Archaeopress Archaeology (Verlag)
978-1-80327-120-0 (ISBN)
The Fertile Desert studies a region of the Euphrates Valley between the Balikh and Khabour in Syria that remains little known. Partial reports, isolated interventions, and proposals for a hypothetical reconstruction of the relationship and processes of cultural expansion between Mesopotamia and the Jazira suggest that the Euphrates has always been a major traffic route. But suggestions on a map must be confirmed on the ground. However, when looking at the usual tools for information or the relevant archaeological charts such as the Tübinger Atlas, we face a paradox: except for a few well-known sites, a surprising void reigns over the archaeological landscape. The difficult circumstances since the outbreak of the war in Syria have made the situation still more problematic. Fortunately, various archaeological expeditions have worked intensively in the region. The possibilities have changed, and the time has come for a review of the evidence. This volume thus attempts to reconstruct the history of the Euphrates Valley between the mouths of the Balikh and the Khabour. Several surveys, archaeological expeditions, and interventions of the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities, most featuring the author’s own participation, have made available a significant number of data, the majority unpublished, which contribute to an improved overview of the region.
Anas Al Khabour was director of the National Museum of Raqqa (2003-2008) and Director of the Antiquities Department of Raqqa (2006-2008). He has led and participated in numerous surveys and excavations in the Euphrates Valley through national, joint and international expeditions including Syrian-Japanese, Syrian-American, Syrian-Italian and Syrian-Spanish teams. He has worked as a researcher and lecturer at Gothenburg University in Sweden, the University Libre de Bruxelles, and was Curator of the Ancient Middle East Collection at the National Museums for World Culture in Stockholm. Currently, he is a researcher at Lund University in Sweden. His research focuses on Ancient Mesopotamian archaeology as well as endangered cultural heritage.
Preface ;
Prólogo y reflexión sobre esta obra ;
Chapter 1: Introduction ;
Chapter 2: Occupation of the territory and Catalogue of the studied sites ;
Chapter 3: The occupation of the territory Description of the investigated sites ;
Chapter 4: Analysis of the historical and cultural processes in the investigated area ;
Chapter 5: Summary and final conclusions ;
Consolidated References ;
Appendices ;
Alphabetical list of sites on the Euphrates between the Balikh and Khabour Rivers ;
Numerical list of sites on the Euphrates between the Balikh and Khabour Rivers
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.06.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 408 figures (colour throughout) |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 205 x 290 mm |
| Gewicht | 1730 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80327-120-5 / 1803271205 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80327-120-0 / 9781803271200 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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