Guarducci Facing an Empire

Hirbemerdon Tepe and the Upper Tigris Region during the Early Iron Age and Neo-Assyrian Period
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3390-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 220 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East

Recent archaeological discoveries within the Upper Tigris region in Southeastern Turkey offer a unique opportunity to understand the dynamics of the Assyrian Empire borderlands. Within a few years most of the region will be irreversibly submerged, due to the construction of the Ilisu dam, the biggest hydroelectric power plant project in Turkey. It is of paramount importance to understand and record as much data as possible about the local communities and the foreign connections that flowered in this area.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guarducci, Guido

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Dedication Page (page 5)
- Table of Contents (page 7)
- List of Figures (page 9)
- List of Tables (page 15)
- Foreword (page 17)
- Preface (page 21)
- Acknowledgments (page 23)
- Introduction (page 25)
- 1. The Area During the Inron Age (page 29)
- 1.1. The Environmental Context: Geography, Land Use and Resources (page 29)
- 1.1.1. Assyrian Landscape in the Upper Tigris (page 30)
- 1.1.2. Colonizing the Resources (page 32)
- 1.1.3. Symbolic Landscape (page 35)
- 1.2. Political and Historical Boundaries (page 37)
- 1.2.1. Major Cities and Kingdoms of the Upper Tigris Valley (page 37)
- 1.2.2. Nairi: the Upper Tigris and the Neighboring Regions' Historical Events (page 41)
- 2. The Site During the Iron Age (page 53)
- 2.1. Settlement and Architectural Contexts (page 53)
- 2.1.1. Chronology and Sector Division (page 53)
- 2.1.2. The Excavation Areas (page 54)
- 2.2. the Pottery Production (page 57)
- 2.2.1. Analysis Methodology (page 57)
- 2.2.2. Wares (page 57)
- 2.2.3. Fabrics (page 59)
- 2.2.4. Surface Treatment (page 60)
- 2.2.5. Typology and Comparanda (page 61)
- Brown/Pink Ware (BPW) (page 62)
- Grooved Ware (GRW) (page 78)
- Plain Ware (PW) (page 89)
- Others (page 113)
- 3. Discussion and Conclusive Remarks (page 115)
- 3.1. Issues and Problems Related to the Study (page 115)
- 3.1.1. Dating the Early Iron Age Phase (page 115)
- 3.1.2. Architectural and Settlement Dynamics as Expression of Lifestyle (page 119)
- 3.2. Facing an Empire: Local Vs. Foreign (page 124)
- 3.2.1. Local Manifestations of Kinship (page 125)
- 3.2.2. The Correlation of local and Foreign Identities (page 128)
- 3.2.3. Pottery Production as a Local Distinctive Trait or as a Reflection of Foreign Influence (page 130)
- 3.3. Conclusions (page 138)
- Bibliography (page 143)
- Index (page 167)
- Figures (page 173)