essay

Nippur: the definition of a Mesopotamian Gamdat Nasr assemblage

gamdat nasr : period or regional style? : papers given at a symposium held in tübingen, november 1983Wiesbaden • Published In 1986 • Pages: 57-89

By: Wilson, Karen L..

Abstract
Wilson describes how the ceramics change from the Late Uruk to the Early Dyanastic I levels at the Inanna Temple at Nippur. She uses this as an indication that there is a Jemdet Nasr period between the Late Uruk and the Early Dynastic I periods in southern and central Mesopotamia.
Subjects
Ceramic technology
Utensils
Dating methods in archaeology
Cultural stratigraphy
tradition
Jemdet Nasr
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field Date
1957-1958, 1960-1961, 1962-1963
Coverage Date
Jemdet Nasr period; ca. 5100 BP - 4900 BP (ca. 3100 B.C.-2900 B.C.)
Coverage Place
Inanna Temple area at Nippur, Iraq
Notes
by Karen L. Wilson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-68)
LCCN
87100454
LCSH
Jamdat Nasr Site (Iraq)