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From Sherds to Landscapes

Studies on the Ancient Near East in Honor of McGuire Gibson

Mark Altaweel editor Carrie Hritz editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Published:3rd Sep '21

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This volume honours McGuire Gibson and his years of service to the archaeology of Mesopotamia, Yemen and neighbouring regions. Professor Gibson spent most of his career at the University of Chicago's Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department and the Oriental Institute. Many of his students, colleagues and friends have contributed to this volume, reflecting Gibson's diverse interests. The volume presents new research in areas such as landscape archaeology, urbanism, the ancient languages of Mesopotamia, history of Mesopotamia, the archaeology of Iran and Yemen, prehistory, material culture and wider archaeological topics.

ISBN: 9781614910633

Dimensions: 298mm x 228mm x 20mm

Weight: 1164g

363 pages