essay

The transition from Uruk to Early Dynastic: continuities and discontinuities in the record of settlement

gamdat nasr : period or regional style? : papers given at a symposium held in tübingen, november 1983 • Wiesbaden • Published In 1986 • Pages: 90-106

By: Postgate, J. N..

Abstract
Postgate examines settlement continuities and discontinuities in the archaeological record for the fringe areas of the Diyala and the Ur region, and of the central south Sumer area (southern Iraq) by using the survey data from Adams, Nissen and Wright. The data support a settlement disruption towards the end of the Uruk period. This may mean the rural population concentrated in the cities for a short period of time.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Sociocultural trends
Chronologies and culture sequences
Urban and rural life
Internal migration
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field Date
1981, 1983
Coverage Date
Late Uruk to Early Dynastic I
Coverage Place
Iraq
Notes
by J. N. Postgate
Includes bibliographical references (p. 106)
LCCN
87100454
LCSH
Jamdat Nasr Site (Iraq)