Mesopotamian civilization : the material foundations / D.T. Potts.
Mesopotamian civilization : the material foundations / D.T. Potts.
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Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell Unviersity Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N939.4/15
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English
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xx, 366 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. The Country and its Climate -- II. The Aboriginal Population of Southern Mesopotamia -- III. Agriculture and Diet -- IV. Inedible Natural Resources -- V. Watercraft -- VI. Pottery Production -- VII. Metal Production -- VIII. Some Material Correlates of Religious Life -- IX. Kinship in an Urban So...
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Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell Unviersity Press, 1997.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
Potts examines the climate, the landforms, and other conditions that enabled the area to become populated. What natural resources did the earliest Mesopotamians have at their disposal? How did Mesopotamian religious ideals reflect the basic conditions of life in the alluvial plain of Southern Mesopotamia? What contributions to Mesopotamian civiliza...
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Mesopotamian civilization : the material foundations / D.T. Potts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-347) and index.
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N939.4/15
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74VvpqGpbOa3
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0801433398
9780801433399
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939.4
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991005171569702626
